Susan Bianca Pollock

Specialization: Finance

Thesis supervisor: Lorne Switzer
Thesis title: Three essays on governance: executive compensation, sustainable finance, climate performance, and firm performance

Research interests: Sustainable finance, ESG, corporate governance, executive compensation, and corporate finance

Academic degrees:

• Master of Finance from Concordia University
• Executive MBA from Concordia University
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from McGill University

Teaching assistant positions and courses taught:

• COMM 309 Business Finance
• COMM 221 Financial Markets
• FINA 385 Theory of Finance
• FINA 411 Portfolio Management
• FINA 210 Real Estate
• FINA 200 Personal Finance

Publications and conference presentations

• Pollock, Susan, Switzer, Lorne N., Wang, Jun, 2023. The dynamics of CEO equity vs. inside debt and firm performance. Research in International Business and Finance 64, 101891.
• In progress: The impact of sustainable revenue on firm performance
• In progress: Long-term executive compensation and firm level climate performance