Dr. Hagopian is a Doctor of Business Administration from Universite Jean Moulin Lyon III, IAE Lyon, France; a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA; and a Certified Documentary Credit Specialist Advocate (CDCSAdv) from the London Institute of Banking, UK endorsed by International Chamber of Commerce, UK. In addition, he holds his Master’s Degree in Finance from Haigazian University, Lebanon.

Dr. Hagopian brings approximately 22 years of banking experience, most recently serving as the Head of the Trade Finance Department at a local bank. In addition, he has over 18 years of academic experience, during which he developed and delivered a wide range of courses in banking, finance, economics, and accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His teaching approach incorporates contemporary methods such as field research, live case studies, and project presentations/defense. Some of the courses he has taught include Accounting Principles, Management Accounting, Strategic Cost Accounting, Financial Management Principles, Contemporary Corporate Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, and Banking Operations. Furthermore, Dr. Hagopian has also designed and taught preparatory courses for non-business graduate students entering Master’s programs, as well as basic accounting courses for non-accountants as part of lifelong education initiatives. He has also participated in numerous workshops and conferences as a speaker, trainer, and reviewer, focusing on trade finance and management accounting. Currently he is also a trainer of IMA’s CMA and FMAA candidates in their pursuit of CMA and FMAA designations for managerial and financial professionals. His research interests include management accounting, cost accounting, sustainability in finance and accounting, the integration of technology and artificial intelligence in accounting, data analytics in accounting and finance, corporate governance and financial reporting, fintech versus traditional finance, change management, organizational behavior, and action research.

EDUCATION

• Doctorate in Business Administration – Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, IAE Lyon, France (2024)
• MBA, Finance – Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon (2006)
• BA, Business Administration – Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon (2002)

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• FinTech Industry Professional (FTIP®) Certification, Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), Canada
• Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA®) Certification, Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), Canada, 2025
• Investment Foundations® Certificate, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, USA, 2025
• Capital Markets and Securities Analyst (CMSA®), Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), Canada, 2025
• Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA®), Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), Canada, 2025
• Fundamentals of Agile Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, 2022
• Fundamentals of Waterfall Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, 2022
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA®), Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA, 2021
• Certified Documentary Credit Specialist Advocate (CDCSAdv®), London Institute of Banking & Finance in partnership with International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Kingdom, 2020
• Risk in Financial Services – Level 3 Award, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), United Kingdom, 2017
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) Course, Formatech – PMI Partner, Lebanon, 2014

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), United States
• Member of Network of Organizational Development Experts (NODE)
• Member of the Committee of Volunteers organizing Academy of Management’s PDWs and Doctoral Consortium, Philadelphia in August 2026

ALL PUBLICATIONS

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Hagopian, Alexan (2025). S’épanouir Dans la Tourmente : Renforcer les Petites Entreprises Familiales par une Approche de Gestion Favorisant L’innovation – Une Étude de Cas Au Liban. In H. Savall & V. Zardet (Eds.), Rebondir… pour surmonter la crise (pp. 221–226). EMS Éditions. https://doi.org/10.3917/ems.saval.2025.01.0221

JOURNAL PAPERS

• Hagopian, Alexan (2022). Action Research: The Bridge Connecting Research, Practice, and Theory. International Journal of Applied Sciences (IJAR), Vol. 9, Issue 1, October 2022. Reference: IJAS-117
• Hagopian, Alexan & El Hajj Ismail, Khaled. Unlocking Sustainability: Enhancing Management Control Systems in Small Family-Owned Businesses. Organization Development Journal (in process of publication).

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

• A Meta-Analytic Perspective for Enterprise Risk Management for Innovation: Is ERM a Catalyst?, 2nd UCB International Conference on Sustainable Business Futures: Innovating for a Greener Tomorrow, University College of Bahrain, EuroMid Academy of Business and Technology, Springer, Scopus, April 2025.
• Unlocking Sustainability: Enhancing Management Control Systems in Small Family-Owned Businesses, RISEinEurope Conference 2025, France – Thoughts to Assets: The Journey of Transforming Innovation and Creativity into Value, MACH Consultants, INSEEC Grande École, Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ), USJ Business School – FGM, NODE, April 2025.
• Closing Performance Gaps in SMEs with Innovation KPIs: A Sequential Exploratory Approach, 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2025.
• Thriving in Uncertainty: Embracing Agility & Innovation in Small Family-Owned Businesses, ISODC/ISEOR 2024 International Information Sharing Conference, Lyon, France, International Society for Organization Development and Change (ISODC), ISEOR, Université Jean Moulin – IAE Lyon, October 2024.
• Thriving Through Turmoil: Empowering Small Family-Owned Businesses with a Management Approach Fostering Innovation, 36th ISEOR Fall Conference, Lyon, France – Rebounce to Overcome Crisis, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, IAE Lyon, ISEOR Research Center, Le CNAM (France), October 2023.
• Sustainability of Small Family-Owned Businesses through the Lens of Socio-Economic Approach to Management, 23rd International Conference and Doctoral Seminary, Lyon, France, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, IAE Lyon, ISEOR Research Center, Le CNAM (France), EADA Business School (Spain), June 2023.