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Jonathan B. Berk

 

Jonathan B. Berk

Jonathan BerkA.P. Giannini Professor of Finance

Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
655 Knight Way, East 252
Stanford, CA 94305-7298
Telephone: (650) 721-1280
Fax: (650) 721-1280
Email: jbberk@stanford.edu

 

Academic Positions

  • Stanford University, A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance (2008-present)
  • University of California, Berkeley, Sylvan Coleman Professor of Finance (2006-2008)
  • University of California, Berkeley, Harold Furst Associate Professor of Management Philosophy and Values (2002-2005)
  • University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor (2000-2006)
  • University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor (1998-2000)
  • University of Washington, Assistant Professor (1996-1998)
  • Washington University, Visiting Assistant Professor (1995-1996)
  • University of British Columbia, Assistant Professor (1991-1996)
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Visiting Assistant Professor (1990-1991)
  • Goldman Sachs and Co., Associate (1985-1987)
  • Andersen Consulting, Consultant (1984-1985)

Education

  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (Ph.D. in Finance, December 1990)
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (M.A. in Finance, M. Phil in Finance, June 1989)
  • Rice University, Houston, Texas (B.A. in Physics, May 1984)

Honors, Awards and Grants

  • "A Critique of Size Related Anomalies" selected as one of 100 seminal papers published in the history of Oxford University Press
  • "A Critique of Size Related Anomalies" selected as one of the two best papers ever published in The Review of Financial Studies
  • Bernstein-Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Award, Journal of Portfolio Manage ment, 2006 ("Five Myths of Active Portfolio Management")
  • TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award, 2005 ("Mutual Fund Flows and Performance in Rational Markets")
  • FAME Research Prize, 2003 ("Mutual Fund Flows and Performance in Rational Markets")
  • Roger F. Murray Prize (3rd Place), The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, 2003 ("Mutual Fund Flows and Performance in Rational Markets")
  • Best Paper, Utah Winter Finance Conference, 2003 ("Mutual Fund Flows and Performance in Rational Markets")
  • Honorable Mention (Teaching), Evening MBA program, 2000-2001
  • Honorable Mention (Teaching), Evening MBA program, 1999-2000
  • Smith Breeden Prize (Distinguished Paper), Journal of Finance, 1999 ("Optimal Investment, Growth Options and Security Returns")
  • Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence, Financial Analysts Journal, 1997 ("Does Size Really Matter?")
  • Best Paper, Review of Financial Studies, 1995 ("A Critique of Size Related Anomalies")
  • First Prize, 1996 Roger F. Murray Prize Competition, The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance ("Does Size Really Matter?")
  • Second Prize, Chicago Quantitative Alliance Third Annual Academic Competition, 1996 ("Optimal Investment, Growth Options and Security Returns")
  • Richard D. Irwin Doctoral Fellowship, 1990

Professional Affiliations

  • Board of Directors, The Financial Management Association (2011-present)
  • Advisory Board, The Journal of Portfolio Management (2009-present)
  • Advisory Editor, Journal of Finance (2008-present)