Ioan-Alin Nistor is Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Business within Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. He is active in both academia and the business environment.

After he obtained his PhD in finance from Babeș-Bolyai University, he wanted to explore the world and to better understand other cultures and economies. Therefore, he pursued a post-doctoral programme at Kobe University (Japan). Later he enrolled in an EMBA programme at Hull University (UK), which he graduated with merit.

He plays an active role as an analyst and consultant for companies on specific projects. In academia he carries out research in finance and also teaches internationally at universities in Europe and Asia. In 2019 he became an Honorary Professor of Heilongjiang International University, China. He is the Founder of the Japanese Cultural Centre at Babeș-Bolyai University.

He served as Dean of the Faculty of Business for 8 years and as member of the administrative board of Babeș-Bolyai University. He is acting now as a member in the board of BT Asset Management and BT Leasing, two of the divisions of Banca Transilvania Group. 

Besides teaching, research and business, he has a strong interest in technology, how it impacts the society, social innovation and the way cultures shape leaders. As a graduate of the music school, he likes music of all types, but finds the Friday evening classical concerts a good way to finish a working week.

Ioan-Alin Nistor is a fellow of the first edition of the Aspen Public Service Leadership Program, organized between 2018 and 2019.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioanalinnistor/.