Arizona Finance Research Symposia

Finance Research Symposia

Each semester, in the Fall and Spring, the Finance Department at the University of Arizona hosts a research symposium during which leading scholars in financial economics present their most cutting-edge work. These presentations provide the speakers with the opportunity to disseminate their work and receive feedback from the Arizona faculty members. The symposium also includes several round-table discussions between the speakers and the Arizona PhD students, wherein the students can learn more about the research process and develop personal connections with each speaker.  
 
The invitees for the Fall 2025 symposium are the following:
  • Kevin Crotty (Rice University)
  • Ricardo De La O (University of Southern California)
  • Clifton Green (Emory University)
  • Samuel Hartzmark (Boston College)
  • Lea Stern (University of Washington)
The invitees for the Spring 2026 symposium are the following:
  • Janet Gao (Georgetown University)
  • Zhengyang Jiang (Northwestern University)
  • Eric Kelley (University of Tennessee)
  • Veronika Krepley Pool (Vanderbilt University)

Fall 2025 Symposia Invitees

Kevin Crotty (Rice University)

Kevin's biography forthcoming 

Ricardo De La O (University of Southern California)

Ricardo's biography forthcoming 

Clifton Green (Emory University)

Clifton's biography forthcoming 

Samuel Hartzmark (Boston College)

Samuel's biography forthcoming 

Lea Stern (University of Washington)

Lea Stern is an Assistant Professor in the Finance and Business Economics Department at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington and Carol Batchelder Endowed Finance Faculty Fellow. Her research leverages machine learning to study inefficiencies in economic agents’ decision making in corporate finance and private equity. Her works have been published in the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, and Journal of Corporate Finance. She is a co-organizer for the AI & Big Data in Finance Research Forum.

Spring 2026 Symposia Invitees

Janet Gao (Georgetown University)

Janet's biography forthcoming 

Zhengyang Jiang (Northwestern University)

Zhengyang's biography forthcoming 

Eric Kelley (University of Tennessee)

Eric's biography forthcoming 

Veronika Krepley Pool (Vanderbilt University)

Veronika's biography forthcoming 

For more information about this event, please contact Jason Sandvik, Associate Professor of Finance at sandvik@arizona.edu