Phone: 217-265-0258
Email: weisbach@uiuc.edu
B.S., University of Michigan, 1983
Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988
Courses
Private Equity
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Michael S. Weisbach, the Stanley C. and Joan J. Golder Distinguished Chair in Corporate Finance, earned his Ph.D. from MIT and taught at the University of Rochester and the University of Arizona before joining the faculty of the Department of Finance at Illinois in 1999. Professor Weisbach also serves as the Director of the College's Office for the Study of Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance. He teaches courses in corporate finance, private equity, the economics of organizations, and corporate governance and control. His research interests lie in the general area of corporate finance, with a special focus on corporate governance and control and organizational incentives. Other areas include acquisitions, divestitures, and the termination of pension funds after corporate takeovers. Since 2000 Professor Weisbach has been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an associate editor of a number of journals, including The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Financial Economics, and Financial Management. His research has been supported by research grants from the National Science Foundation and the Q Group. He is frequently cited in national and international media, including ABCNEWS.com, Barron's, Bloomberg Business News, The Chicago Tribune, The Economist, The Financial Times, Forbes, The New York Times, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal.
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