Alexey Petkevich
Associate Professor of Finance
Reiman School of Finance
Research Areas
Fixed income, derivatives, empirical asset pricing, institutional ownership
Industry Impact
- Researches how fixed-income markets price risk, providing insight for lending decisions, credit analysis, and portfolio risk management.
- Examines how ESG-related information and volatility dynamics influence corporate bond spreads, tail risk exposure, and capital allocation decisions in financial markets.
Biography at a Glance
Alex is the interim director of the Department of Finance. His research interests are in empirical asset pricing, fixed income, derivatives and institutional investors with a specific focus on market inefficiencies. His research has appeared in top scientific journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Financial Markets.
He earned his PhD in finance and a Master of Science in Mathematics from Texas A&M University. He previously had been teaching at the University of Toledo in Ohio, where he also served as a chair of the Neff Department of Finance at Texas A&M University.
Education
- PhD, Finance, Texas A&M University
- MS, Mathematics, Texas A&M University
- MA, Economics, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
Academic Positions Held
- Professor, University of Denver, 2026–present
- Associate Professor, University of Denver, 2022–2026
- Professor, University of Toledo, 2022
- Associate Professor, University of Toledo, 2017–2021
- Assistant Professor, University of Toledo, 2011–2016
Awards and Honors
- Vonderembse Research Award, University of Toledo (2021)
- John E. and Lillian B. Neff Research Fellowship (2016 — 2022)
- Best Paper Award, Southwestern Finance Association (2018)
- Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Toledo (2016)
- Best Paper Award, University of Toledo (2015)
- University Research Awards and Fellowships, University of Toledo (2014)
- University Research Awards and Fellowships, University of Toledo (2012)