Egor Matveyev

Egor Matveyev is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist in Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He holds an MA in Economics from the New Economic School (Moscow) and a PhD in Finance from the University of Rochester. His research focuses on corporate finance, organizational economics, and corporate governance, particularly examining CEO value, executive compensation, and director labor markets.

Education:

• PhD in Finance, University of Rochester
• MA in Economics, New Economic School

Research Interests: Matveyev explores how top executives create firm value through studies on CEO performance measurement, executive labor markets, and governance systems. His work also addresses investment option valuation challenges faced by investors and nonprofits.

Program Leadership: He co-leads the MITx MicroMasters Program in Finance, an online initiative offering pathways to a MIT Sloan Master's degree. This program features courses like Foundations of Modern Finance and Derivative Markets taught by Sloan faculty.

Key Themes in Research: His publications analyze CEO effectiveness, asset allocation strategies for nonprofits, and capital structure optimization under imperfect competition. Recent work emphasizes measuring CEO contributions and understanding executive labor market dynamics.