Johan Maharjan

Johan Maharjan serves as Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the MBA program at Renssela Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of Management, contributing to corporate finance and governance scholarship.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Finance, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
• B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, Hanover College, May 2009

Research Interests:

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Executive Compensation
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Investor-Management Disagreement

His 2020-2025 publication portfolio reveals empirical investigations into stock liquidity's impact on acquisition currency and private debt costs, short-selling pressures influencing tax avoidance and financial disclosures, and executive compensation mechanisms affecting talent retention and CEO turnover. These studies appear in premier finance and accounting journals including Journal of Business Finance and Accounting and Contemporary Accounting Research.