Research Areas
Corporate finance, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, learning
Current Projects
Investigating the role of entrepreneurial learning in the IPO decision and post-IPO profitability. Using structural models to examine why CEOs are rarely fired.
Representative Publications
(with Lubos Pastor and Pietro Veronesi)
“Entrepreneurial Learning, the IPO Decision, and the Post-IPO Drop in Firm Profitability.” Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming).
“Why Are CEOs Rarely Fired? Evidence from Structural Estimation.” Working paper.
Education
PhD and MBA, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, 2009;
AB, Princeton University, 2001
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Nasdaq award for best paper on capital formation, Western Finance Association, 2008
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2008-present.
Other Positions
Business Analyst, McKinsey and Company, 2001-2003