Regular biography
Viral V. Acharya is the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Research Affiliate at the Center for Economic Policy Research. His research focuses on systemic risk in the financial sector, regulation, and the interaction of credit and liquidity risks. Acharya has held positions at the Reserve Bank of India and has been a Deputy Governor from 2017 to 2019. He is also a Scientific Advisor to the Sveriges Riksbank and a member of several editorial boards and advisory councils. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and a Ph.D. in Finance from NYU-Stern.
Scholar-generated biography
Viral Acharya is a C V Starr Professor of Economics at the Department of Finance, New York University. His research focuses on banking and sovereign crises, financial sector regulation, systemic risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk. Acharya's work explores the interplay between financial institutions and systemic stability, particularly in the context of bank bailouts, sovereign credit risk, and regulatory frameworks. His publications include studies on asset pricing with liquidity risk, capital shortfall, and the role of securitization in risk transfer. He also examines corporate governance, creditor rights, and the impact of unconventional monetary policy on financial stability.