Dr. Julie Byrne
Professor Julie Byrne is Full Professor of Finance at Dublin City University. Her research interests are in sustainable finance, energy finance, corporate finance and climate-related financial risk. Her research focuses on the role of financial markets, corporate governance and public policy in supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy, with particular interests in sustainable aviation finance, ESG, energy markets and climate finance. Prior to joining Dublin City University as Full Professor in 2024, she held academic appointments at University College Dublin and Maynooth University.
She has secured more than €30 million in competitive research funding through national and international funding programmes. She is Principal Investigator of the €1.2 million Innovate for Ireland Sustainable Aviation and Green Energy Scholars (SAGES) programme and Co-Principal Investigator and Finance Theme Lead of the €16 million Research Ireland NexSys Partnership Programme. She previously held funded investigator and work package leadership roles within the €11 million Energy Systems Integration Partnership Programme (ESIPP) and the €3.2 million Value and Risk Partnership Programme. Her research has also been supported through initiatives including SATLE and interdisciplinary collaborations in sustainable development and blended finance.
Her research has been published in leading international journals including Energy Policy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Global Finance Journal, Journal of Air Transport Management, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Business Economics and the Energy Journal. Her work spans sustainable finance, renewable energy investment, corporate governance, dividend policy, aviation finance and real options analysis.
She has extensive experience supervising doctoral researchers and postdoctoral fellows. She has supervised multiple PhD students and postdoctoral researchers funded through Research Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, and the Chinese Scholarship Council, and continues to supervise doctoral research in sustainable finance, energy finance and climate-related financial risk.
She was the recipient of multiple teaching and learning awards, and has taught extensively across undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programmes in finance, sustainable finance, banking, corporate finance, environmental finance and climate change, including international teaching engagements.
Alongside her research and teaching, she holds a range of academic leadership roles including Finance Discipline Lead, Business School Research Convenor and Co-Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is actively engaged with the wider academic and professional community. She is Treasurer of the Irish Academy of Finance, serves as an expert reviewer for major international funding agencies, is a QQI Subject Expert, and regularly reviews for leading journals including Nature Energy, Energy Policy, The Energy Journal and the International Review of Financial Analysis. She also serves as an external examiner and external PhD examiner for universities in Ireland and internationally.