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Adi Sunderam is the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School (HBS), a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a Faculty Affiliate of Harvard's Economics Department. He teaches Finance 2 in the MBA curriculum and Ph.D. courses in Corporate Finance and Empirical Methods. His research focuses on corporate finance, asset pricing, and financial intermediation, particularly examining how financial market structures influence asset prices and corporate investment decisions. He holds a Ph.D. and A.B. in Business Economics and Computer Science/Economics from Harvard University. From 2009–2010, he served in the U.S. Treasury Department as a special assistant and liaison to the White House National Economic Council.
His academic leadership includes co-editing the Journal of Finance and serving as an Associate Editor for the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Sunderam’s work has been published in leading journals like the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, and Review of Financial Studies. His research has received prestigious awards, including the RFS Young Researcher Prize (2012) and the Ieke van den Burg Prize for Systemic Risk Research (2020).
His research spans topics such as monetary policy perceptions, banking evolution post-2008, minority representation in mortgage lending, and the impact of financial crises on market structures. Sunderam has contributed to policy discussions on banking regulation, crisis response mechanisms (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program analysis), and systemic risk mitigation. His pedagogical contributions include case studies on financial crises, asset management, and corporate finance decision-making.
- Education: Ph.D. and A.B. in Business Economics from Harvard University
- Key Roles: Co-Editor of Journal of Finance, NBER Research Associate, HBS Faculty
- Grants and Funding: Extensive research supported by academic and policy institutions
His advising and mentorship have shaped future generations of finance scholars, though specific advisee names are not listed in the provided texts. Sunderam’s work integrates theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis, addressing both academic and policy-relevant questions in modern finance.
