Joël Wagner is Full Professor of Actuarial Science at HEC Lausanne, Faculty Member of the Swiss Finance Institute, Invited Lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and Privatdozent at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He is a member of the board of directors of Retraites Populaires and La Luxembourgeoise. He is a former member of the Occupational pension supervisory commission. Before joining HEC Lausanne, he was a professor at HSG and a member of the executive board of the Institute of Insurance Economics. His industry experience includes working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Joël holds a venia legendi in Business Administration with special emphasis on Risk Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and an engineering degree in Physics from the EPFL.The research group of Joël Wagner contributes to the research and teaching activities of the Department of Actuarial Science and HEC Lausanne in the field of insurance and risk management. A broad range of topics from both theoretical and practical viewpoints are in the scope of research. In particular, the group aims at contributing to bridge the gap between academia and industry practice, and at promoting insurance research insights in the French-speaking area of Switzerland and beyond.