Viral V. Acharya

Viral V. Acharya is a Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business since 2008. Previously, he held faculty roles at London Business School and served as a Senior Houblon-Norman Research Fellow at the Bank of England. His research spans critical areas of financial regulation, corporate finance, and risk management.

• Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
• Ph.D. in Finance from NYU Stern

His research focuses on the regulation of banks and financial institutions, credit risk modeling, asset pricing with liquidity risk, and corporate governance dynamics. He has extensively studied systemic risk, leverage, and the interplay between private equity and traditional corporate structures.

Award-winning scholar with multiple accolades including Best Paper Awards from the Journal of Financial Economics, Western Finance Association, and Review of Financial Studies. His work addresses regulatory design, managerial incentives, and financial innovation.

• Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance (2000)
• Outstanding Referee Award (2003)
• Inaugural Lawrence G. Goldberg Prize
• Rising Star in Finance Award (2008)