Alexander Zaharoff

Alexander Zaharoff is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, a position he has held since 2013. He combines his academic role with a distinguished career in private wealth management as a Partner at HTG Investment Advisors in New Canaan, Connecticut.

His educational background includes an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Zaharoff’s research and professional expertise focus on advanced wealth management strategies, particularly goal-based investing and the integration of idiosyncratic risk into portfolio theory. His work challenges traditional Modern Portfolio Theory by emphasizing personalized financial goal achievement.

His publications in the Journal of Wealth Management highlight innovative approaches to wealth allocation and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals.

• Patent holder on computing probabilities of attaining multiple financial goals

Throughout his career, he has held senior roles at JPMorgan Private Bank, Citi Private Bank, HSBC Private Bank, and Bank of America U.S. Trust. At JPMorgan, he founded the Advice Lab, a think tank dedicated to solving complex investment challenges for ultra-high-net-worth families, in collaboration with Dr. Ashvin Chhabra.

His industry experience directly informs his teaching and academic contributions, bridging practice and theory in financial decision-making.