Jose Maria Liberti

Jose Maria Liberti holds the Joseph Jr. and Carole Levy Chair in Entrepreneurship as a Clinical Professor of Finance at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He maintains dual research affiliations as a senior research fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business' George J. Stigler Center and a research fellow at Tilburg University's European Banking Center. His Kellogg appointments extend to the Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital and the John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises, where he serves as academic director of the Advanced Private Equity Experience (APEX) Program.

Liberti's academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2005)
• M.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2001)
• M.A. in Economics from Universidad de San Andres (1995)
• B.A. in Economics from Universidad de San Andres (1994)

His research program critically examines the intersection of corporate finance, financial intermediation, and organizational economics, with particular focus on incentive structures, authority allocation, and information dynamics in decision-making processes. Recent investigations analyze role rotation as a moral hazard mitigation mechanism and the coordination effects of public information sharing among borrowers, reflecting his signature approach of bridging theoretical frameworks with empirical market analysis.

Liberti's publication trajectory reveals consistent exploration of information economics within financial markets, with increasing emphasis on institutional frameworks since 2018. His work demonstrates methodological evolution from pure corporate finance questions toward integrated analyses of legal systems, banking regulation, and organizational design, consistently published in premier journals like the Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studies.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Brattle Award (First Prize) for the best paper in corporate finance
• Two Brattle Distinguished Paper Awards

An award-winning educator, Liberti teaches MBA and Executive MBA courses in mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructuring, and family enterprise governance. His industry engagement includes senior advisory roles at Capstone Partners, OnRamp Advisors, and Freedom Capital, along with contributions to Point 72 Asset Management Academy development.

Liberti actively bridges academia and practice through his Kellogg center affiliations and direct work with global family enterprises on governance design, shareholder agreements, and ownership sustainability. His industry partnerships with financial institutions provide real-world testing grounds for his research on credit markets and organizational economics.