Hélyette Geman

Hélyette Geman
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrench, American
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsProbability Theory, Mathematical Finance, Commodities, Climate Sciences.
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University; previous: Birbeck, University of London; Paris Dauphine; ESSEC.
Thesis Contribution à l’Etude des Convergences Stochastiques des Mesures Aléatoires (1976)
L'Importance de la Probabilité Forward Neutre dans une Approche Stochastique des Taux d'Intérêt (1990)
Doctoral studentsNassim Nicholas Taleb
Websitehelyettegeman.com

Hélyette Geman is a French academic in mathematical finance. In 2022 she became the first woman in 41 years to be named ‘Financial Engineer of the Year’ by the International Association of Financial Engineers. Her career has spanned several sub-disciplines including catastrophic insurance, probability theory, and the finance of commodities. Her academic institutions include ESSEC Business School, the University Paris Dauphine (Master 203), and Birkbeck, University of London. She is currently a Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University.