Adam Walter Winegar

Adam Walter Winegar is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at BI Norwegian Business School, where he has held academic positions since 2017. Previously an Assistant Professor, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2024. His career bridges academia and professional practice, including work as an economic consultant.

Education history includes:

• PhD in Finance, University of Texas at Austin (2017)
• MS, University of Texas at Austin (2013)
• BA, Swarthmore College (2008)

Winegar's research explores critical dimensions of corporate finance with particular emphasis on:

• Empirical methodology: Developing robust approaches for economic magnitude calculation in financial research
• Capital structure: Investigating relationships between asset lifecycle, leverage, and debt maturity matching
• Entrepreneurial finance: Analyzing nonpecuniary factors in private company valuations and acquisitions

His work integrates theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence to address practical financial decision-making.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on corporate finance mechanisms, with articles examining:

• Statistical methodologies for economic impact assessment (2025)
• Debt maturity alignment with asset lifecycles (2024)
• Location-based premiums in private firm acquisitions (2024)

This body of work contributes to both academic literature and practical financial analysis.