Daniel Wolfenzon
- Nomura Professor of International Finance
- Finance Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Corporate Finance, Fundamental Investment Analysis
- Contact
- Office: 1122 Kravis
- E-mail: [email protected]
Daniel Wolfenzon is the Nomura Professor of International Finance at Columbia Business School. He received a Masters and a PhD in economics from Harvard University and holds a BS in economics and a BS in mechanical engineering from MIT. Professor Wolfenzon previously taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago and NYU. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research interests are in corporate finance and organizational economics. He has studied control sharing in small firms, the effects of investor protection on ownership concentration, and the structure of business groups around the world. His most recent research focuses on family firms. He has examined the consequences of family succession on firm performance and also the importance of managerial talent in family controlled firms. His work has been published in top economic and finance journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Finance, and the Journal of Financial Economics. Professor Wolfenzon received the Jensen Prize (second place) for best paper on corporate finance and organizations published in the Journal of Financial Economics both in 2002 and 2005.
- Joined CBS
- 2008
All Activities
Welcome the New Faculty Members
Revamping the Finance Curriculum to Prepare Future Leaders
- Case ID
- 140301
Chocolat Cordon Rouge: A Capital Budgeting Review
How will the top management team at a Paris-based confectioner allocate a predetermined capital expenditure budget over several prospective projects?
- Case ID
- 112101
General Motors Capital Structure and the Costs of Financial Distress
What was apparent from GM's capital structure and liquidity prior to GM's declaration of bankruptcy in 2009 that indicated that the company was heading down this path?