Reza Bradrania is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the College of Business and Law, Adelaide University.  He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Sydney and an MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Durham (UK).
 
Reza’s research focuses on empirical asset pricing, behavioural finance, market quality and financial markets, with current interests in the application of machine learning in equity investment strategies and the implications of gambling behaviour in financial markets. His work has been published in leading international peer-reviewed finance journals and featured in prominent media outlets including Science Magazine, Al Jazeera, and The Australian, among others. His research has attracted external funding from organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in the UK, the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), and the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). He serves on the editorial boards of the Global Finance Journal (Elsevier, Q1) and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Springer Nature, Q1), and has been a program committee member for several national and international conferences.
 

Reza has an active track record in PhD and Higher Degree by Research supervision, with former students successfully completing their doctorates on time, and securing academic and industry positions across Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.

 
His primary teaching areas include Investments and Portfolio Management and Applied Research in Finance. He engages students with industry-relevant issues and encourages the application of theory to real-world scenarios. He has received multiple awards for innovation and excellence in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, from the University of South Australia and the University of Sydney.
 
He is the co-founder of the Trading Lab at UniSA Business and has served on various university committees, including the Business School Research Committee and the Resource Committee of the Centre for Applied Finance and Economics. From 2020 to 2023, Reza served as Program Director for the Economics, Finance, and Property programs, overseeing the online and on-campus delivery of more than 15 programs involving over 900 students and 30 academic staff. During this period, he led a range of initiatives in teaching, learning, and graduate employability, including the design of new 3+1 programs and the coordination of major projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These initiatives included the rapid transition from in-person to online delivery and the implementation of measures to support student wellbeing. He also led accreditation and quality-assurance initiatives, including discussions to establish accreditation of the Property program with LLPEH (Malaysia), and the renewal of accreditations with FASEA (Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority), the Australian Property Institute (API), and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). In addition, Reza reviewed and redesigned the Master of Finance program in close consultation with industry stakeholders, incorporating student feedback and benchmarking against leading national and international institutions. Within the Finance discipline, Reza led an initiative to scaffold and integrate IRESS trading software into the curriculum of selected undergraduate and postgraduate finance courses, strengthening students’ applied skills and industry readiness.
 
Before joining Adelaide University, Reza held academic and research roles at the University of Sydney and University of South Australia. He also worked for several years as an Associate Director, Director, and Senior Consultant in investment banking, private equity, and management consulting. Earlier in his career, he co-founded and managed a start-up, which was successfully acquired three years after its inception.