Christian T. Lundblad

Christian T. Lundblad is the Richard Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He holds a courtesy appointment as Special-Term Professor at Tsinghua University’s People’s Bank of China School of Finance. His expertise spans empirical asset pricing, investment management, private capital, insurance, and international finance with a focus on emerging markets.

• Education: PhD and MA in Economics from Duke University; BA in Economics and English Literature (highest honors) from Washington University in St. Louis

His research examines financial markets, emerging market development, and institutional investing. Recent work focuses on cyberattack impacts on municipal finance, ESG policies, hedge fund performance, and risk-on/risk-off sentiment metrics. Publications appear in top journals like the Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics.

His articles reveal trends in:

• Cybersecurity risk quantification in public finance
• Systemic risks from insurer investment activities
• Behavioral finance and investor sentiment modeling
• Real asset inflation hedging mechanisms
• Private fund risk-adjusted performance
• Municipal market structural reforms

Scientific accolades include:

• Weatherspoon Award for Excellence in Research
• Roy W. Holsten Award for Outstanding Service
• MBA Teaching Excellence Awards

He previously served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Finance and Financial Management, and as a financial economist at the Federal Reserve Board.