Mohammad Ghaderi

Mohammad Ghaderi is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Kansas School of Business, specializing in Empirical Asset Pricing, Macro-Finance, and Financial Econometrics. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Houston (2021), an MBA from Sharif University of Technology (2015), and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2012). His research explores disaster risk, inflation dynamics, macro-announcements, and corporate bond pricing. He has been recognized with awards including the Eastern Finance Association Best Doctoral Paper Award (2021) and the AFA PhD Student Travel Grant (2020).

His work integrates theoretical models with empirical analysis, addressing topics like investor behavior during crises, subjective inflation preferences, and the historical pricing of corporate bonds. He has presented at leading institutions including the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Wharton, and the European Finance Association. Teaching includes Investment Theory and Applications at KU, and Corporate Finance at the University of Houston.

Professional service roles include ad hoc refereeing for top journals (e.g., Journal of Financial Economics), conference committee memberships, and mentorship in the Multicultural Business Scholars Program. His academic contributions span theoretical finance, econometric methods, and policy-relevant macro-finance topics.