Dr. Adrian Corum

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Adrian Aycan Corum is an assistant professor of finance at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He joined the finance department in 2018 after earning his PhD in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His research primarily focuses on corporate finance, corporate governance, shareholder activism, and mergers and acquisitions. He has received several accolades for his research work including the Young Scholar Award from the Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association and the Hakan Orbay Research Award from Sabancı University. Additionally, he was awarded the Marshall Blume Prize from the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research. Corum has also published notable papers in esteemed journals including the Journal of Financial Economics. Furthermore, he holds an MA in Finance from Wharton and both MS and BS degrees in Electronic Engineering from Sabancı University, where he graduated as the top of his class.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

Joined the finance department specializing in corporate finance and governance.

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Portfolio (SlideRoom)
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • Transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture