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Anna Scherbina is a Professor of Finance at Brandeis International Business School, holding the Janet L. Yellen Distinguished Chair in Business. She also serves as a Nonresident Senior Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Associate Editor at the Journal of Banking and Finance. Previously, she was an associate professor at UC Davis, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and senior economist at the White House's Council of Economic Advisers from 2017-2019.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University
- B.S., New York University
Scherbina specializes in behavioral finance, asset pricing, cybersecurity economics, and real estate. Her research addresses why sophisticated mutual fund managers hold onto poor-performing stocks, how investor disagreement affects stock returns, the economic impact of cyber activity, and historical real estate market dynamics. Her work consistently bridges theoretical finance with practical policy applications.
Analysis of Scherbina's publications reveals a strategic expansion from traditional finance topics to contemporary economic challenges. Her cybersecurity research has provided groundbreaking evidence on how cyber incidents damage firm value, while her pandemic economics work has offered rigorous cost-benefit analyses of lockdown policies that informed national discussions during the COVID-19 crisis.
Scientific Awards:
- Research Grant from the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, Q Group (2013)
- Jack Treynor Prize, Q Group (2018)
Scherbina served as MAIEF Program Director at Brandeis and has advised numerous graduate students. Her research has received funding from the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance and informed significant policy work, including the White House report on the economic cost of malicious cyber activity. She teaches Investments, Corporate Finance, Real Estate, PhD Asset Pricing, and Cybersecurity courses, connecting classroom learning with real-world economic challenges.
