Aswath Damodaran
Formal First Name
Aswath
Nick Name
Dean of Valuation
Dates
9/23/1957 - present
Aswath Damodaran holds the Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education and is Professor of Finance at NYU Stern School of Business. His research interests include information and prices, real estate, and valuation. His contributions to the field of finance have been recognized many times over. In addition to myriad publications in academic journals, Professor Damodaran is the author of several highly-regarded and widely-used academic texts on valuation, corporate finance, and investment management.
Aswath Damodaran Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
-
Professor of Finance
Academic History
-
Ph.D. in Finance
-
MBA, Finance
- Damodaran is dubbed as Wall Street’s “Dean of Valuation.”
- He has been pronounced "Professor of the Year" by Stern's graduating MBA class five times.
- He has been the recipient of Giblin, Glucksman, and Heyman Fellowships, a David Margolis Teaching Excellence Fellowship, and the Richard L. Rosenthal Award for Innovation in Investment Management and Corporate Finance.
- His skill and enthusiasm in the classroom garnered him the Schools of Business Excellence in Teaching Award in 1988, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from NYU in 1990.