Edwin Elton (born 5 October 1939) is a Nomura Professor of Finance at

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and Academic Director of the Stern Doctoral Program. Professor Elton also teaches for the

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, which is a joint program between Stern and the

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Biography

Professor Elton has served as a

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and investment management consultant for major financial institutions in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has been a senior research fellow at the International Institute of Management in Berlin and a visiting scholar at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) in Brussels and at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Professor Elton received the Graham Dodd Award for research in investments and was named Distinguished Scholar by the Eastern Finance Association. He is a former president of the

American Finance Association The American Finance Association (AFA) is an academic organization whose focus is the study and promotion of knowledge of financial economics. It was formed in 1939. Its main publication, the '' Journal of Finance'', was first published in 1946. ...

. Professor Elton is currently associate editor of ''Journal of Banking and Finance'' and ''Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance'', and was also formerly co-managing editor of ''The Journal of Finance''. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the

and an associate editor of ''Management Science''. He received his BS in Math from Ohio Wesleyan, and his MS and PhD in Industrial Administration from

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Publications

Professor Elton has authored or coauthored eight books and over 110 articles. His book, ''Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis'', is the standard textbook used in most leading graduate schools of business.List of Books on Amazon
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NYU Stern ProfileEdwin Elton’s BiographyList of Books on AmazonMaster of Science in Global Finance
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elton, Ed New York University Stern School of Business faculty American economists 1939 births Ohio Wesleyan University alumni Tepper School of Business alumni Living people Corporate finance theorists Financial economists Presidents of the American Finance Association