Dr Daniel Dao works as a Research Associate at the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab, Accounting and Finance Department, The University of Strathclyde; and a Research Economist (Consultant) at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), The World Bank, Washington DC Headquarters. He is a CFA Charterholder and an active member of the CFA UK. He has earned PhD (2024) in Finance from The University of Coventry, and MBA (2017) in Finance from Bangor University,

He has shown a strong commitment and passion for international development and high-impact policy research. His expertise lies in the field of Fintech; Sustainable Finance; Productivity, Innovation, & Growth. He boasts outstanding credentials in both academia, excelling in teaching and research, as well as in the professional sphere, where he has worked as a consultant and in investment roles. His proficiency extends to data science techniques and advanced analytics, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP). 

He has published in internationally leading academic journals, including British Journal of Management (ABS-4), Risk Analysis (ABS-4), Information and Management (ABS-3*), and various policy and industry research reports affiliated with The World Bank (Dominican Economic Memorandum, 2023; World Development Report, 2024; Labour and Policy Reform, 2024) and Fintech Scotland (White papers and Blog Posts in AI, Fintech, ESG, and Financial Regulation). He has acted as a reviewer for a number of highly-ranked journals, including The European Journal of Finance (ABS-3*), Information and Management (ABS-3*), Energy Economics (ABS-3*), International Journal of Finance and Economics (ABS-3*), etc.

He is actively engaged in teaching and supervising modules in financial economics at various prestigious universities, including: Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), University College London (UCL), Regents’ University London, and Vietnam National University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Discussant: CFA Annual Review (CFA UK); Generative AI in Financial
Services, FRIL Impact Strategy Workshop (Strathclyde Business School);
Innovation Call, ESG Subgroup Discussions, FCA Permanent Digital Sandbox Spring Expo 2024 (Fintech Scotland).
• Journal Referee: International Journal of Finance and Economics (ABS3), Energy Economics (ABS3), International Finance
• Member and CFA Charterholder, CFA UK
• Member and Secretary, Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK and Ireland (VIS)
• Member, European Academy of Management (EURAM)
• Member, The American Finance Association (AFA), 
• Member, The American Economic Association (AEA)
• Member, Production and Operations Management Society (POM)
• Member, Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE)

PROFESSIONAL TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
• Research Webinar: ESG Greenwashing and Applications of AI in Measurements, Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK, 2024
• International Conference on Alternative Finance Research, Krems an der Donau, Austria, 2024 - Best Paper Award
• Centre for Research on Economic Relation (CER), Fintech Symposium, Sundsvall, Sweden, 2024
• Inaugural Annual Responsible Finance Workshop, Responsible Business Institute (ReBI), Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK, 2023
• Brownbag Presentation, Financial Regulation Innovation Lab Workshop, Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK, 2023
• International Conference on Alternative Finance Research, Sopot-Gdansk, Poland, 2023
• Journal of Business Venturing Workshop for Special Issues “Hype and Entrepreneurship”, 2023
• Economics of Financial Technology Conference, University of Edinburgh, UK, 2022
• Coventry University Colloquium, Coventry University, UK, 2022
• Presentation Series, Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity, Coventry, 2022

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Postgraduate Teaching Excellence Award, School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London, 2024
• Best Paper Award at International Conference on Alternative Finance Research, Krems an der Donau, Austria, 2024
• PhD Scholars of the Year, Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity & Research Centre in Business and Society , University of Coventry, 2024
• CFA Charterholder Recognition, CFA Institute, 2023
• Fully Funded PhD Fellowship, University of Coventry, 2020 – 2023
• Quantitative Economics Fellowship, University of Alicante, 2019 – 2020
• Teaching Excellence Award, Vietnam National University, 2018
• Young Talent, Vietnam National University, 2013