Hari Adhikari

Hari Adhikari is an Associate Professor of Finance and Risk Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's College of Business, where he also serves as the Doctoral Program Coordinator. His expertise spans aviation finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, CEO compensation, and behavioral finance.

• Ph.D. in Finance, University of South Florida
• M.A. in Mathematics, University of South Florida
• M.S. in Mathematics, Tribhuvan University
• B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Tribhuvan University

His research focuses on intersections between corporate finance and behavioral economics, particularly examining how executive demographics (age, gender) and ownership structures influence financial decisions. Recent work explores climate change exposure, bond co-movements, and CEO optimism in stock repurchase credibility.

Publications appear in journals including the Journal of Behavioral Finance, Finance Research Letters, and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. He co-authored a widely used U.S. corporate finance textbook and authored Nepali textbooks on mathematics.

• Outstanding Research Award (2016-2017)
• Provost Recognition for Outstanding Teaching (2008)
• CTLE Grants (2017, 2018)
• Joseph R. Martin Distinguished Professor (2018-2019)

He serves on the editorial board of the American Business Review and reviews for journals like Transport Policy. His teaching experience includes corporate finance, investments, and engineering mathematics at institutions in Nepal and the U.S.