Aswath Damodaran (born 24 September 1957), is a

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of Finance at the

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at New York University (Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education), where he teaches corporate finance and

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Background

Known as the "Dean of Valuation" due to his expertise in that subject, Damodaran is best known as the author of several widely used academic and practitioner texts on Valuation, Corporate Finance and Investment Management as well as provider of comprehensive, regularly updated fundamental data for valuation purposes. He is widely quoted on the subject of valuation, with "a great reputation as a teacher and authority". He has written several books on equity valuation, as well as on corporate finance and investments. He is widely published in leading journals of finance, including ''The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis'', ''The Journal of Finance'', ''The Journal of Financial Economics'' and the '' Review of Financial Studies''. He is also known as being a resource on valuation and analysis to investment banks on Wall Street. Prior to joining NYU, he served as

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at the University of California, Berkeley from 1984 to 1986. He was profiled in

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as one of the top 12 U.S.

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professors; he has also received awards for excellence in teaching from both universities. Damodaran also teaches on the

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Program, an alliance of

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, the London School of Economics and

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, and for the

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, which is a joint program between Stern and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He also teaches the "Valuation" Open Enrollment program for Stern Executive Education. Widely recognized for his online contribution in the world of valuation, Damodaran also teaches on the "Advanced Valuation" and "Corporate Finance" online certificates at

. Damodaran holds

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and

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degrees from the

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, along with a

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from

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and an

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from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.Aswath Damodaran IIM Bangalore

Works

*''Applied Corporate Finance'' *''Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance'' (1994) *''Damodaran on Valuation, Study Guide: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance'' (1994) *'' Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset'' (1995) *''Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice'' (1996) *''Corporate Finance: Theory & Practice Test Bank'' (1997) *''Corporate Finance, Study Guide and Problems Manual: Theory and Practice'' (1997) *''Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual'' (1998) *''The Dark Side of Valuation: Valuing Old Tech, New Tech, and New Economy Companies '' (2001) 2nd Edition (2009) *''The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements'' 3rd Edition (2002) *''Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting'' (2002) *''Core Concepts of Applied Corporate Finance'' (2003) *''Caliber Course Using Corporate Finance'', 2nd Edition (2003) *''Investment Philosophies: Successful Strategies and the Investors Who Made Them Work '' (2003) *''Investment Philosophies: Successful Investment Philosophies and the Greatest Investors Who Made Them Work'' (2003) *''Investment Fables: Exposing the Myths of "Can't Miss" Investment Strategies'' (2004) *''Valuation Approaches and Metrics: A Survey of the Theory and Evidence'' (2005) *''Foundations and Trends: Valuation Approaches and Metrics: A Survey of the Theory and Evidence '' (2005) *''Strategic Risk Taking: A Framework For Risk Management'' (2007) *''The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock and Profit'' (2011) *''Investment Valuation: Tools And Techniques For Determining The Value Of Any Asset'', 3rd Edition (2012) *''Applied Corporate Finance'' (ACF), 4th Edition (2014) *''Narrative and Numbers: The Value of Stories in Business'' (2017)

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