Ms. Lara Tayara joined Qatar University in 2012 as a Senior Research Assistant in Finance and is currently a Teacher Assistant in Finance at the College of Business and Economics of Qatar University.   She holds an ABD in Finance from Concordia University in Montreal, and her research interests include Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Financial Institutions. Mrs. Tayara started her academic life with a Biochemistry background, and earned her MSc degree in Experimental Surgery from McGill University in 2001 and her MBA from the John Molson School of Business (JMSB) in 2004. For at least ten years, she taught various courses in the business colleges such as Corporate Finance, Principles of Finance, CFA level II courses (Assets Pricing and Portfolio Management) as well as Mergers and Acquisitions courses both at JMSB in Canada and Qatar University. Mrs. Tayara also carry eight years of professional work experience. The last two positions were that of a Corporate Planning Manager at APS Inc. and Manager/Consultant for the Concordia Small Business Consulting Bureau. She has established her own consulting company in Canada in 2007 (Absolute Consulting) and has been working on helping entrepreneurs from different parts of the world in establishing and expanding their businesses. Her research papers are published in Lancet, American Journal of Physiology, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology and in the textbook of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.