Aswath Damodaran
Professor Aswath Damodaran is the Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education and a Professor of Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business, where he teaches corporate finance and valuation in MBA and executive education programs. Widely known as “The Dean of Valuation,” Damodaran is regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on business valuation, corporate finance, and investment analysis. He is the author of numerous influential books, academic papers, and publicly available data sets that have become essential resources for investors, finance professionals, and students seeking to master valuation principles. His textbooks on corporate finance and investment management are among the most widely used in universities and professional programs worldwide. Before joining NYU Stern, Professor Damodaran taught finance at the University of California, Berkeley, further solidifying his academic reputation. Through decades of teaching, research, and thought leadership, he has played a central role in shaping how valuation is taught and practiced across global financial markets.
Aswath Damodaran Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Kerschner Family Chair Professor of Finance
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Visiting Lecturer
Academic History
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Ph.D., Finance
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M.B.A., Finance
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M.S., Management
ACADEMIA & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Professor Aswath Damodaran is not only a distinguished professor at NYU Stern, but also a pioneer in open-access finance education.
He has made his full suite of teachings, including MBA-level corporate finance and valuation courses, freely available online, dramatically expanding global access to high-quality financial education.
Recognized as a leading authority on valuation, Professor Damodaran is frequently sought out by global media outlets to provide expert commentary on company valuation, market expectations, and long-term growth projections.
His courses are widely distributed online and through platforms such as iTunes U, and his online finance classes were named among the Top 10 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) worldwide in 2012.
RECOGNITIONS
Throughout his career, Professor Damodaran has received numerous honors for excellence in teaching and innovation in finance education.
His recognitions include the Giblin, Glucksman, and Heyman Fellowships, the David Margolis Teaching Excellence Fellowship, and the Richard L. Rosenthal Award for Innovation in Investment Management and Corporate Finance.
He has been voted “Professor of the Year” by NYU Stern’s graduating MBA class nine times and has received NYU’s Excellence in Teaching Award and Distinguished Teaching Award.
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH
Professor Damodaran is the author of several of the most influential texts in modern finance.
His works on valuation include Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, The Dark Side of Valuation, and The Little Book of Valuation.
He has also written extensively on corporate finance with titles such as Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice and Applied Corporate Finance: A User’s Manual.
In addition, he has contributed to portfolio management literature with Investment Philosophies and authored Investment Fables, a book exploring behavioral and market myths.
His academic research has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies.