Kenneth R. French

Kenneth R. French is the Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. He specializes in the behavior of security prices and investment strategies, with a focus on asset pricing models and empirical finance.

• PhD, University of Rochester (1983)
• MS, University of Rochester (1981)
• MBA, University of Rochester (1978)
• BS, Lehigh University (1975)

His research includes pioneering work on the three-factor model (with Eugene Fama), value effect, and the interplay between risk, return, and capital structure. He maintains a comprehensive Data Library with U.S. and international research returns, breakpoints, and factor models.

Recent methodological updates to his data include transitions to CRSP Flat File Format 2.0, revisions to operating profitability calculations, and adjustments for accounting standards like FASB 109 and FASB 106. His work also extends to momentum factors, reversal effects, and industry portfolios across 5–49 categories.

Email: kenneth.r.french@tuck.dartmouth.edu | Phone: 603-646-0797