Dr. Rubeena Tashfeen

Dr. Rubeena Tashfeen earned her Ph.D. from Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She was recipient of a doctoral scholarship award from the University. The focus of her research centers on the Value and Risk Effects of Financial Derivatives with examination of Corporate Governance Hedging, Speculation and Selective Hedging Strategies. Earlier she obtained her MBA, with a finance concentration from the University of South Florida, U.S.A, and was awarded a US scholarship for her studies. She has extensive research publications and conference presentations at both national and international forums.

For the last 14 years, Dr. Rubeena has been associated with academia in Pakistan and abroad. Currently she is an Associate Professor and Head of Graduate Programs at Faculty of Management Science, University of Central Punjab. Previously, she headed the Finance Department as Chairperson in the School of Business and Economics, University of Management and Technology. Dr. Rubeena initiated the publication of the Journal of Finance and Accounting Research (JFAR), as Editor in Chief. Her extensive industry work experience includes major projects involving World Bank, The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UNIDO-Intechmart and the United States Agency for International Development, to name a few. At her last job she worked as Chief Financial Officer for SGI, a subsidiary of the Nishat Group of Companies, in Pakistan.