Kjell G. Nyborg

Kjell G. Nyborg is a Professor of Finance at the University of Zurich, holding a chaired position in the Department of Banking and Finance since 2009. He also serves as a Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute and has held visiting roles at institutions like BI Norwegian Business School (part-time) and Norges Bank (Norwegian Central Bank, part-time). His academic career includes positions at London Business School (1990–2004), Norwegian School of Economics (2005–2009), and UCLA Anderson School of Management (visiting periods).

Education: Earned a Ph.D. in Finance from Stanford University (1985–1990) and an S.B. in Mathematics with General Honors from the University of Chicago (1980–1984). His research focuses on liquidity, money markets, banking, financial auctions, taxes, and corporate finance. Notable contributions include studies on central bank collateral frameworks and tax-adjusted discount rates.

He has received the 2014 Best Paper Award in the Review of Corporate Finance Studies for his work on bank bailout menus. Nyborg has supervised numerous Ph.D. students and contributed to editorial roles at the Schmalenbach Business Review. His teaching spans advanced corporate finance, valuation techniques, and monetary policy, with ongoing courses at the University of Zurich. Nyborg is a Research Fellow at CEPR and has organized major finance conferences, including the European Winter Finance Summit and sessions at the European Finance Association.