Assistant Professor of Finance
Research Areas
Financial institutions; asset management; investment
Current Projects
Relationship between Investment Managers and their Investors; Acquisition of Financial Expertise by Financial Institutions
Representative Publications
“Why Mutual Funds ‘Underperform’”, working paper, 2009.
(with R.C. Green)
“Information Spillovers and Performance Persistence in Private Equity Partnerships”, working paper, 2009.
(with B. Hollifield, M. Kacperczyk, and S. Kogan)
“Is Investor Rationality Time Varying? Evidence from the Mutual Fund Industry”, working paper, 2009.
Education
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009; MSc, Laval University, 2004; BBA, Laval University, 2002.
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Best Paper on Capital Markets Award at 2008 Northern Finance Association meeting; Best Paper on Investments Award at 2007 Financial Management Association meeting
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2009-present.