Kristóf Reizinger
Kristóf Reizinger holds an MSc in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics from the joint program of Eötvös Loránd University and Corvinus University of Budapest, specializing in actuarial studies. During his master’s studies, he was a member of the Empirical Finance Research Group, where he studied financial networks and systemic risk; this work received first prize at the National Scientific Student Association Conference. He also earned an MA in Economics from Central European University in Vienna, where he was affiliated with the MicroData Research Group and applied econometric and machine-learning methods to large administrative datasets. His master’s thesis examined systemic risk among financial firms with Russian exposure.
He obtained his BSc in Economic–Financial Mathematical Analysis (Financial Mathematics track) from Corvinus University of Budapest, where his thesis analyzed bank lending and money creation.
His research interests include financial intermediation, fintech and innovation, empirical corporate finance, and insurance. He has professional experience in capital adequacy at both a consulting firm and an insurance company, reflecting a strong interest in financial stability. He also has teaching experience in statistics at Corvinus University of Budapest and econometrics at Central European University.
In his free time, Kristóf enjoys hiking, running, cooking, baking sourdough bread, and mushroom foraging.
Education:
- Since 2023: PhD Student, Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF)
- 2021–2023: MA in Economics, Central European University, Austria
- 2018–2020: Actuarial and Financial Mathematics MSc, Actuarial Science Specialization, Eötvös Lóránd University, Hungary
- 2015–2018: Economic- and Financial-Mathematical Analysis BSc, Financial Mathematics Specialization, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary