James Carter Van Horne (born 1935) is an American economist. Van Horne completed his bachelor's degree at

DePauw University DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...

in 1957, followed by master's doctoral degrees at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1961 and 1964, respectively. In 1965, Van Horne began teaching at the

Stanford Graduate School of Business The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business schoo ...

(GSB), where he was later named the A. P. Giannini Professor of Banking and Finance. He served as deputy assistant secretary of the

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from 1975 to 1976. Van Horne served as president of the

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from 1981-1982. Van Horne was the 1984 president of the American Finance Association. In 1982, Van Horne received the school’s inaugural MBA Distinguished Teaching Award. In 1997, he became the first two time recipient. Van Horne was the 1998 recipient of the Robert T. Davis Award for extraordinary faculty contributions. In 2011, the GSB established the James C. Van Horne Professorship in Van Horne's honor. The named professorship was first held by Jeffrey Zwiebel.

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