Current Position
Katrin Tinn is an Associate Professor of Finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. Her current CV places her professional affiliation in Montréal, Canada.
Background & Biography
She joined McGill in 2019 after teaching finance at Imperial College London. She earned her economics doctorate at the London School of Economics and a master’s at University College London.
Notable Contributions
Her research examines innovation finance, crowdfunding and distributed ledgers. Her recent work addresses the design of central-bank digital currencies, including privacy, and the financing of new businesses.
Why Katharos.ai Is Following Them
Katharos.ai follows research that clarifies assumptions behind new financial systems. A mathematical model can identify possible trade-offs without establishing that a deployed product will deliver the same result.
Areas to Follow
Follow revisions to working papers, publication status and transparent explanations of assumptions. Distinguish theoretical findings from implementation evidence, and avoid treating an academic result as a recommendation to invest.
Reporting Scope
Canada denotes her documented university affiliation, not a nationality claim. This is an unranked public professional profile, not an endorsement or investment recommendation. Research topics are not claims of product performance.
Sources for Further Reading
Katrin Tinn — personal academic website https://www.katrintinn.com/
Katrin Tinn — current curriculum vitae https://www.katrintinn.com/%5Ffiles/ugd/e0ac40%5F8e2d7aea380442f9ac371d9e6b07eba8.pdf
McGill University — named portrait and faculty profile https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/katrin-tinn
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