Regular biography
Ruediger Fahlenbrach is a Full Professor of Finance at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He holds a senior chair from the Swiss Finance Institute and is Director of the College of Management at EPFL. His research focuses on empirical corporate finance, particularly corporate governance and entrepreneurship. Fahlenbrach has published in leading finance journals, including the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies. He has served as an Associate Editor for several finance journals and is a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. He regularly teaches executive education modules at EPFL, IMD, and the Swiss Finance Institute.
Scholar-generated biography
Ruediger Fahlenbrach is a Professor of Finance at EPFL and a member of the Swiss Finance Institute. His research focuses on applied corporate finance, with an emphasis on understanding the dynamics of corporate governance, executive compensation, and financial flexibility. Fahlenbrach's work explores how institutional ownership, managerial ownership, and corporate policies influence firm value and performance. His studies also examine the role of financial institutions, particularly banks, in economic crises and regulatory environments. By analyzing real-world data, he investigates the impact of corporate governance structures on financial stability and market outcomes.