Iftekhar Hasan

Professor Iftekhar Hasan is a distinguished academic affiliated with Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH). He holds the E. Gerald Corrigan Chair in Finance, directs Fordham’s Ph.D. program, and serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Financial Stability.

• Research Fellow at IWH since 2016
• Scientific advisor to the Central Bank of Finland
• Fractional faculty at the University of Sydney
• Research fellow at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center

His research spans financial institutions, corporate finance, capital markets, and emerging economies, with interdisciplinary policy implications. Recent work explores CEO compensation dynamics, political ties’ impact on financial cycles, and religion’s role in household debt. He has over 475 publications, including books and articles in top-tier journals like Journal of Financial Economics and Strategic Management Journal.

Notable awards include Fulbright Scholar, Changjiang Scholar (China), Louis Bachelier Fellow (France), and multiple honorary doctorates. He has advised international organizations such as the World Bank, IMF, and Banque de France.

• Over 475 publications
• Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Financial Stability
• 15+ years of academic leadership
• Global advisory roles

His teaching and research emphasize interdisciplinary finance, with doctoral students and co-authored studies on topics like gender in finance, technological innovation, and banking deregulation. Publications frequently appear in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, European Economic Review, and Management Science.