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Georges Dionne

Georges Dionne

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2000)

Winner of the Grand Prize for excellence in teaching (2011)

Winner of the Grand Prize for excellence in research (2016)

Honorary PhD from the Université d’Orléans (2006)


Biography

An HEC Montréal Professor since 1996, he holds the Canada Research Chair in Risk Management, a field he has developed into a major area of expertise for the School. A renowned scholar, he has published over 170 papers in scientific journals and edited 5 books, including the Handbook of Insurance. He is considered one of the world’s top 20 researchers in risk management and one of Canada’s 20 leading economists.