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Edwin Elton

Edwin Elton

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Edwin
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Dates
1939 - present

A Nomura Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business and Academic Director of the Stern Doctoral Program, Professor Edwin Elton is a former president of the American Finance Association, and was formerly co-managing editor of The Journal of Finance. Having authored or coauthored 8 books and over 125 articles, Professor Elton has served as a portfolio theory and investment management consultant for many major financial institutions in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He received the Graham Dodd award and The Roger Murray prize for research in investments and was named Distinguished Scholar by the Eastern Finance Association.

President, American Finance Association, 1997

Vice President and president-Elect, American Finance Association, 1995-1996

2James VertinLifetime Achievement Award from Financial Analyst Federation 2004

Lifetime Achievement Award European Finance Association 2003

Fellow, American Finance Association, 2000

Fellow, Institute for Quantitative Analysis in Finance2005

Distinguished Scholar Award, Eastern Finance Association, 1994

Outstanding Paper Award, Institute of Quantitative Analysis, 1984, 1988, 2004

Director, American Finance Association, 1977-1980; 1993-1998

Graham-Dodd Award, 1990

Distinguished Teaching Award, 1995

Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honorary Award, 1961