Eliezer Fich, PhD

Fich studies whether CEOs of public firms are paid appropriately; whether and how CEOs exploit weaknesses in securities laws for personal gain; and whether shareholder wealth improves after different firms execute various corporate deals. Fich can provide expert commentary in both English and Spanish on a variety of financial and economic subjects, including how global events impact local economies, gas and oil prices and personal financial topics. His research has been profiled by business press, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Forbes, and The Economist and he has provided expert commentary in media outlets such as Telemundo and CNBC.

He earned a PhD in Business Administration with honors from the NYU Stern School of Business and undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering at Columbia University. He has delivered research talks in over 100 different academic venues worldwide, either as an invited seminar speaker or as a conference presenter.