Marti G. Subrahmanyam

Marti G. Subrahmanyam is the Charles E. Merrill Professor of Finance, Economics, and International Business at NYU’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a Global Network Professor at NYU Shanghai. He joined Stern in 1974 and holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Economics from MIT, alongside degrees from IIT Madras (Mechanical Engineering) and IIM Ahmedabad (Business Administration). Both alma maters awarded him Distinguished Alumnus status.

His research focuses on corporate securities valuation, derivatives markets, market microstructure, and fixed income markets. He has published over 125 articles in top journals like Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies, and authored books such as Financial Options: From Theory to Practice. He serves on editorial boards of leading finance journals and founded the Review of Derivatives Research.

• Teaching & Mentoring: Teaches across NYU’s undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs. Advised over 80 doctoral committees (chairing 35), with students at top global business schools. Founded Stern’s Undergraduate Honors Program (2000) and NYU Shanghai’s Business Honors Program (2015).
• Awards: NYU’s Distinguished Teaching Medal (2003), Anneliese Maier Award (2016 – first economist recipient).
• Consulting & Boards: Advises global financial institutions, corporations, and governments. Board memberships include ICICI Bank (NYSE), Infosys (NYSE), and several startups in India/US. Non-profit roles include Indian School of Business and IIT Madras Foundation.

Subrahmanyam’s global academic footprint includes visiting professorships at over 20 institutions worldwide, spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas. His research emphasizes liquidity dynamics, credit risk, and systemic financial markets challenges.