Antonios Kastanas Senior Director Moody's Analytics

Antonios is a Senior Director in the Banking strategy group, focusing on market development for banking solutions. Previously with the Moody’s Analytics EMEA advisory team, he has led engagements on IFRS9 provisioning, portfolio modelling and stress testing among others.

Prior to joining Moody’s he was helping clients improve and develop their risk and capital management capabilities as part of the EY Financial Services advisory practice in the UK, after a number of years in quantitative and analytics leadership roles in banking.

Antonios holds a Masters in Economics and Finance with focus in Econometrics from Warwick Business School and an Economics honours degree from Bradford University.

João Mergulhão Associate Director Moody's Analytics

João Mergulhão is an Associate Director in the Banking Research group. He joined Moody’s Analytics in 2016 and has worked on IFR9 impairments forecasting, stress testing, credit correlations, and spread risk.

Before joining Moody’s Analytics, he was a faculty member at the Sao Paulo School of Economics of Fundação Getulio Vargas conducting research in the fields of corporate finance, board interlocks, and asset pricing. 

João holds a Ph.D. degree in Finance and an MSc in Management from Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon. His research was published in The Journal of Network Theory in Finance (2018), and in the Journal of Empirical Finance (2016).