Per Stromberg

Per Stromberg is a Visiting Professor of Finance at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, and the SSE Centennial Professor of Finance and Private Equity at the Stockholm School of Economics. He holds multiple prestigious affiliations including research fellowships at the European Corporate Governance Institute and Center for Economic Policy Research, along with dual academy memberships in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

His research focuses on corporate finance, venture capital, and private equity dynamics, particularly examining bankruptcy mechanisms and financial contracting across legal systems. Recent working papers explore private equity's impact on European economies, legal regime effects on VC contracts, and monitoring practices in leveraged buyouts.

Key trends in his publications include:

• Private equity's role in innovation (patent activity analysis)
• International legal frameworks shaping venture capital contracts
• Debt structuring in leveraged buyouts
• Management turnover in VC-backed firms

Scientific recognitions:

• Three-time Brattle Group Prize winner (2001, 2009, 2014)
• Assar Lindbeck Medal (2011)
• ECGI Standard Life Prize (2013)

Additional roles include board membership at the Sixth AP Fund, Sweden's major pension fund, and participation in the Nobel Prize committee for Economic Sciences.