Berk Sensoy

Berk Sensoy is the Hans Stoll Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. His research focuses on entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, private equity, and empirical corporate finance. He holds a Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business (2006) and a B.S. in Physics (summa cum laude) from Duke University (1999), with a music minor.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Finance, University of Chicago (2006)
• MBA, University of Chicago (2006)
• B.S. in Physics, Duke University (1999)

Research emphasizes understanding private equity dynamics, institutional investor behavior, and human capital disclosures. Recent work explores liquidity costs in private markets, CEO compensation alignment, and cross-cultural venture capital comparisons.

Publications span topics like secondary market valuations, hedge fund activism, and SEC regulatory impacts. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analyses of real-world financial markets.

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