Diana G. Mikhail
Diana G. Mikhail
Senior Financial Economist
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Iā€™m a Senior Financial Economist at the SEC. From 2025 to 2026, I served on detail at CEA as a Senior Economist.

I earned my Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University in May 2022. My dissertation studied the composition of private equity fund investors (limited partners) and their contribution to fund performance. I also hold an M.Sc. in Financial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.Sc. in Finance from George Washington University.

Prior to my Ph.D., I worked at the IMF as a Research Analyst.

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Education

Ph.D. in Financial Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2022
M.Sc. in Financial Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019
M.Sc. in Finance, George Washington University, 2015

B.B.A. in Finance, American University in Cairo, 2011

Research Interests

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Applied Econometric Methods
  • Financial Crises and Contagion
  • Government Policy and Regulation
  • Corporate Finance and Valuation