Harry Markowitz
A renowned economist, Harry Markowitz is a Nobel Prize winner who developed the modern portfolio theory. His theories emphasized the significance of risk, portfolios, the correlations between securities, and diversification. The main focus of his subjects has always been on the application of mathematical and computer techniques to practical problems, problems of business decisions under uncertainty, in particular.
Harry Markowitz Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Adjunct Professor of Finance and Accounting
Academic History
- Fellow, Econometric Society
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, May 1987
- ORSA/TIMS Von Neumann Theory Prize, May 1989
- 1990 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, December 1990
- Honorary Doctorate from Universite D’Orleans, February 1992
- Honorary Doctorate from University of Athens, February 1992
- Named “Man of the Century” by editors of Pensions and Investments, December 1999
- Founders Award from the Mathematical Programming Society, August 2000
- Honorary Doctorate from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki May 2003
- Honorary Doctorate from the American International University in association with Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of the United States 2003