Greg Buchak
Bio
Greg Buchak is an associate professor of finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Buchak earned his PhD in financial economics at the University Chicago’s department of economics and Booth School of Business. He also received a JD from the University of Chicago Law School. Before graduate school, he was a quantitative trader and portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs and the Royal Bank of Canada. He received a BA in mathematics and a BS in economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Buchak’s primary research field is in corporate finance. He is interested in issues related to financial technology, financial intermediation, consumer finance, and the interplay between the evolving industrial organization of the financial sector, regulation, and technological progress.
Research Interests
- Fintech
- Banking
- Financial Intermediation
- Private Equity
- Law and Finance
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Financial Economics, University of Chicago, 2019
- JD, University of Chicago Law School, 2019
- BS in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
- BA in Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Finance, Stanford GSB, 2019–present
Awards and Honors
- Winnick Family Faculty Scholar, 2023–24
- AQR Top Finance Graduate Award, 2019
- John Leusner Fellowship, 2019
- Douglas Baird Prize in Commercial Law, 2019
Professional Experience
- Quantitative Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs & Co., 2008–10
- Trader, Royal Bank of Canada, 2010–12