Professor Reena Atanasiadis, MBA

Director, MBA In Investment Management

Reena Atanasiadis is a professor of Finance at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business (JMSB), where she brings over two decades of experience in Investment management, financial education, and academic leadership. She earned her MBA with Distinction from JMSB and has long been recognized for her expertise in behavioural finance, portfolio management, and financial institutions management.

From 2019 to 2024, Reena served as Dean of the Williams School of Business at Bishop’s University, where she led strategic academic initiatives and strengthened the school’s reputation for excellence in undergraduate business education. Prior to that, she directed JMSB’s MBA in Investment Management, the first MBA globally to fully integrate the Chartered Financial Analyst® Candidate Body of Knowledge™, as well as the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program, where she oversaw a student-managed investment fund. She also founded and directed the Van Berkom JMSB Small Cap Case Competition, a platform that showcased top undergraduate finance talent.

A past recipient of the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence at the graduate level, Reena returned to JMSB in 2024, where she now teaches finance and mentors students across multiple programs. She has also served in university governance roles, including as a member of the Concordia University Senate, and has been a consultant to universities, professional organizations, and firms in Canada and abroad on topics such as AACSB accreditation, experiential learning, and executive education.

Before entering academia, Reena held multi-provincial licenses as a discretionary investment counsellor and portfolio manager. She also established and led the wealth management division of Canada’s largest independent accounting firm.

Education

MBA (Concordia University)
Senior University Administrators Course | Centre for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD) | University of Manitoba

Areas of expertise

• Behavioural Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Institutions Management
• Portfolio Management
  

FINA 416 Behavioural Finance

FINA 481 Financial Institutions Management

EMBA 630 Financial Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Educating for Uncertainty: Why AI Demands a Behavioural Rethink of Higher Education

White Paper published April 13th, 2026

https://forum.academica.ca/forum/educating-for-uncertainty-why-ai-demands-a-behavioural-rethink-of-higher-educationnbsp 

Higher Education's Race for Relevance in the Age of AI

White Paper published January 2026

https://www.fastfutureexecutive.com/highereducationandai 

Lost in Translation: How Data Storytelling Helps Make Sense of Data

In the era of Big Data Analytics (BDA), investments surge, yet the clarity on returns from these projects and their resultant strategic value remains ambiguous. While a pivotal goal of BDA is to strengthen the decision-making process, insights derived from data often fail to lead to action. Thus, there is a need to include data-driven storytelling to bridge the gap between insights and actions. Despite the importance of data storytelling, there is a lack of understanding of how to use data storytelling in various contexts. Using typology theory, we identify four types of data storytelling and theorize the values of the data storytelling outcomes. A field study was conducted in three companies to validate the different types of data storytelling. This article underscores the profound importance of data storytelling in transforming data into impactful insights.