Aliaa Bassiouny, Ph.D.
The American University Of Cairo


Assistant Professor Of Finance
Associate Chair, Department Of Management
Aliaa Bassiouny is Assistant Professor of Finance at AUC teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in business finance, international finance, investment analysis, portfolio management, financial modeling and financial econometrics. She is the Director of the Citadel Capital Financial Center and the Associate Chair for the Department of Management. Bassiouny is a qualified trainer for various executive financial training programs in financial analysis, financial projections, valuation and modeling. 
Dr. Bassiouny holds a BBA and an MBA both with a specialization in finance from the American University in Cairo. She earned her Master in Research (MRes) and PhD from ESADE Business School. Dr. Bassiouny has an extensive research agenda on emerging markets, with her current research interests focused on the pricing dynamics of international foreign listed stocks as well as examining international portfolio management strategies of foreign investors in emerging markets using high frequency datasets. She is currently involved in a number of research projects that examine specific aspects relating to emerging market microstructure such as the intraday pricing behavior of cross-listed emerging market equity and the performance of different investor groups trading in emerging markets.
Dr. Bassiouny has been involved in a number of strategic consultancies for various entities in the area of financial services, real estate and venture capital.