Milena Petrova

Dr. Petrova holds a tenured position as an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, and serves as the Academic Director of the Real Estate Programs at Whitman. Her research focuses on commercial real estate valuation, real estate asset pricing, portfolio management, and corporate governance. With numerous book chapters and over 30 articles published in renowned international journals, including Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, the Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management, European Financial Management, Journal of International Money and Finance, and Journal of Financial Research, Dr. Petrova has gained recognition for her contributions.

In addition to her role as an active researcher, Dr. Petrova is a distinguished expert in real estate and corporate governance, accumulating over 20 years of experience in the field. She has provided consultancy services to investment professionals globally, spanning the USA, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Dr. Petrova’s advisory expertise includes the development, acquisition, and disposition of various commercial real estate assets, M&As involving valuation and post-merger integration, corporate restructuring, and business plan evaluation. She has also been instrumental as an advisor in establishing REITs and implementing tax-deferred exchanges.

Prior to her academic career, Dr. Petrova gained experience in management consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton and project finance at Finnvera. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, USA; master’s degrees from Hofstra University, USA, and Aalto University, Finland; and post-graduate certificates in industrial management from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, Fintech from Oxford University, the UK, and Applied Machine Learning from Columbia University, USA.