Heather E. Tookes

Heather E. Tookes is a Professor of Finance Corporate Finance at Yale School of Management. She has been a faculty member since 2004 and teaches Corporate Finance to MBA and EMBA students. Her research focuses on corporate finance, financial markets, hedge funds, and valuation, with particular emphasis on credit default swaps, convertible bonds, and market frictions. She has also explored topics such as student loan forbearance, the impact of Covid-19 business restrictions, and gender in finance. Professor Tookes has received awards for her teaching and has held leadership roles, including Deputy Dean for Faculty at Yale SOM and membership on various advisory committees. She is affiliated with the Yale School of Management and can be contacted at heather.tookes@yale.edu.

Heather Tookes is a professor at Yale School of Management with research interests in Market Microstructure and Corporate Finance. Her work explores the interplay between trading behavior, market quality, and corporate financial decisions. Tookes investigates topics such as credit default swaps, convertible bond arbitrage, liquidity externalities, and the impact of investor relationships on pricing. Her research also examines the role of information asymmetry, firm diversification, and systemic liquidity in financial markets. She has published on the effects of market structure on equity prices, the influence of institutional investors, and the implications of financial regulations on market dynamics.