Christopher Polk

Christopher Polk is Professor of Finance at LSE and former Head of the Finance Department. His research on asset pricing and investment strategies has received numerous awards including the Fama-DFA Prize for best paper in capital markets.

Polk developed influential models integrating stochastic volatility into intertemporal asset pricing theory and has made significant contributions to understanding value investing cycles. He currently teaches Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing while leading research on factor premia variation across business cycles.

• Fama-DFA Prize (2018)
• AQR Insight Award (2014)
• Jensen Prize (2002)
• Q Group Research Award
• Inquire Europe Research Award