Christophe Pérignon is Professor of Finance, Deloitte Professor of AI for Business Innovation, and Associate Dean for Research at HEC Paris, France. Christophe obtained a Ph.D. in Finance from the Swiss Finance Institute and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining HEC Paris, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.

His research and teaching focus on the applications and implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in finance. Christophe published numerous articles in leading finance and management journals (Journal of Finance, Management Science) and in general-science journals (Science, Nature HB). With Christophe Hurlin, he co-founded cascad, a certification agency verifying the reproducibility of the results displayed in scientific articles. Christophe is also the founder of RAMP-UP, a science-job matching platform for students and professors. He serves as a scientific advisor to several large banks, fintech companies, and AI-focused startups.