Anat R. Admati

Anat R. Admati is the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Her research focuses on the interaction of business, law, and policy, particularly governance and accountability mechanisms in the private sector and government. Admati is also Faculty Director of the Corporations and Society Initiative at the GSB, which explores the complex interactions among people, corporations, and governments. She has contributed to global policy debates on financial regulations and corporate accountability and has authored academic papers on financial markets, corporate governance, and banking. Admati co-authored the book 'The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It' (Princeton Press 2013).

Anat Admati is a professor at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, known for her research in financial markets, corporate governance, and banking. Her work explores topics such as the role of leverage in financial institutions, the impact of shareholder activism, and the behavior of financial markets under rational expectations. Admati's research interests include financial contracting, information asymmetry, and the regulation of capital in banking. She has published extensively on the implications of financial disclosure, the dynamics of information trading, and the effects of market structure on asset prices. Her contributions emphasize the importance of transparency, accountability, and sound financial regulation in promoting market stability and investor protection.