Gianna Bern
Mendoza College of Business
Associate Teaching Professor of Finance; Academic Director, Master of Science in Finance
- International finance
- Energy project finance
- Risk management
- Global energy markets
Bern in the News
NPR
April 29, 2026
There are also questions about how other OPEC members respond. "If other countries decide to follow suit, there's certainly the potential for the OPEC structure to weaken," Gianna Bern, a professor at the University of Notre Dame's business school, tells NPR via email.
New York Post
April 28, 2026
“These are the first signs of the long-held stronghold on Middle East oil production beginning to fray,” Gianna Bern, a global energy markets expert and professor at the University of Notre Dame, said in a note Tuesday. “It exemplifies the UAE’s desire for economic flexibility that is no longer supported by the old OPEC structure. The UAE wants to move to a market based production system and ultimately that will benefit global oil markets.”
Associated Press
February 07, 2023
“The question becomes, what will they do with record profits and operating cash flow? Governments are already questioning record profits from other peer global energy companies,’’ said Gianna Bern, an oil expert and professor of finance at the Mendoza College of business at the University of Notre Dame.
Associated Press
April 27, 2022
Gianna Bern, a University of Notre Dame finance professor, portrayed the move as a warning from the Kremlin.
The Progress-Index
March 08, 2022
Gianna Bern, a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame, told USA TODAY that the U.S. could fill a gap in he oil supply by increasing its imports from Canada and Mexico.
USA Today
March 08, 2022
"In the short term, you're going to see prices definitely go up," said energy expert Gianna Bern. "How much, it remains to be seen, and where and how the void gets filled."
Reuters
March 17, 2021
“This time, what is different is the dramatic decrease in consumer and commercial demand”, said Gianna Bern, finance professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.