Finance
The Finance Area faculty include renowned scholars who are experts in their field, as well as practitioners with real-world experience in the financial industry.
The Finance Area equips students with the skills to become globally oriented, financially sophisticated, and ethically minded in their use of finance to address complex global challenges. Through research and scholarship, the faculty studies the functioning of the global financial system to shape the responsible transformation of financial practice and global business. The finance faculty conducts research on a range of topics, from IPOs to personal wealth management.
Research Centers
Steers Center for Global Real Estate
Through highly applied class work and hands-on internships, the Steers Center for Global Real Estate educates and trains the next generation of ethically minded and socially-conscious real estate leaders who will be well-equipped to make positive change in the world.
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Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy
The Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy is the preeminent destination for unbiased expertise at the intersection of finance and policy. The Psaros Center provides thought leadership and actively contributes to shaping global finance. Located in Washington, D.C., we connect policymakers, industry leaders, and scholars through solutions-driven platforms.
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The Finance Area faculty include renowned scholars who are experts in their field, as well as practitioners with real-world experience in the financial industry. Our faculty conducts research on a range of topics, from IPOs to personal wealth management.
Tenure Faculty
Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance and Director, Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy
Associate Professor
Academic Director, FINRA Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP (r)) Program at Georgetown
Professor
Research Associate at National Bureau of Economic Research
Robert S. Parker Chair, Professor of Business Administration
Associate Professor Emeritus
Associate Professor, Co-Academic Director, Reach Program and Director of Underrepresented Minority (URM)
Associate Professor
A. James Clark Chair in Global Real Estate
Akkaway Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Programs in Finance
Associate Professor
William G. Droms Professor and Finance Area Chair
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor and Associate Director, Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy
Hachigian Family Professor and Director, Future of Work Initiative | Director, Future of Work Initiative
Director of the AI, Analytics and Future of Work Initiative
John A. Largay Professor Emeritus
Professor of Finance and the Bolton Sullivan and Thomas A. Dean Chair of International Business
Professor of Finance
Associate Professor
Teaching Faculty
Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Academic Operations for the Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
Associate Professor of the Practice
Research Fellow
Atara Kaufman Professor of the Practice, Director of the Steers Center for Global Real Estate, and Academic Director, M.S. in Global Real Assets
Associate Teaching Professor
Main Campus Non-Tenure Line – Visiting Faculty
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Senior Advisor to Provost
Postdoctoral Associate
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Adjunct Lecturer – SCS MPS Liberal Studies Program
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Vice President, Center for American Progress
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News from Finance
More Finance Faculty News
In the News
Inside the Klarna-Affirm Rivalry Reshaping One of the Biggest Fintech IPOs
As part of the deal announced this month, Klarna entered into an arrangement that would allow OnePay, which is backed by the retailer, to buy 15.3 million shares in the Swedish company. In exchange, Klarna will be the exclusive fast credit provider on the OnePay app. That’s a big deal for Klarna. Currently, Walmart customers still can’t check-out with Apple Inc.’s popular Apple Pay service in their stores — they can, however, check-out with the OnePay wallet. Walmart also plans to abandon its partnership with Affirm entirely in favor of OnePay’s Klarna-powered offering, according to people familiar with the matter. It’s a “credibility stamp” from the retailer, just before Klarna’s long-awaited IPO, said Georgetown University finance professor Reena Aggarwal.
April 1, 2025
In the News
Silicon Valley Bubble Risks Heighten as Investors Pile Into Funds That Bet on a Single Buzzy Startup
“In venture capital, a few winners deliver all the results,” said Sandeep Dahiya, professor of finance at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “SPVs are a single shot — if it works out, good. If not, there’s no second bite of the apple.”
March 28, 2025
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Klarna is Ready to Ride the IPO Roller Coaster
“Klarna is in a unique position with great revenue growth and the recent partnership with Walmart,” said Reena Aggarwal, director of the Georgetown University Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, via email. “Even if this IPO is successful, it is not clear that IPOs more broadly will have a similar outcome.”
March 19, 2025