Edwin Elton (born 5 October 1939) is a Nomura Professor of Finance at
New York University Stern School of Business and Academic Director of the Stern Doctoral Program. Professor Elton also teaches for the
Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF), which is a joint program between Stern and the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Biography
Professor Elton has served as a
portfolio theory and investment management consultant for major financial institutions in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has been a senior research fellow at the International Institute of Management in Berlin and a visiting scholar at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) in Brussels and at
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts teaching, research, and services in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, theology, humanities, medicine, l ...
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Professor Elton received the Graham Dodd Award for research in investments and was named Distinguished Scholar by the Eastern Finance Association. He is a former president of the
American Finance Association.
Professor Elton is currently associate editor of ''Journal of Banking and Finance'' and ''Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance'', and was also formerly co-managing editor of ''The Journal of Finance''. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the
American Finance Association and an associate editor of ''Management Science''.
He received his
BS in Math from
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Ohio Valley, Central Ohio residents as a nonsec ...
, and his MS and
PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
Entertainment
* '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series
* ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic
* Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group
** Ph.D. (Ph.D. albu ...
in Industrial Administration from
Carnegie-Mellon.
Publications
Professor Elton has authored or coauthored eight books and over 110 articles. His book, ''Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis'', is the standard textbook used in most leading graduate schools of business.
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References
External links
NYU Stern ProfileEdwin Elton’s BiographyList of Books on AmazonMaster of Science in Global Finance
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New York University Stern School of Business faculty
American economists
1939 births
Ohio Wesleyan University alumni
Tepper School of Business alumni
Living people
Corporate finance theorists
Financial economists
Presidents of the American Finance Association