Dr. Alexander Dyck

Biography

Alexander Dyck is a Professor of Finance and holds the Manulife Financial Chair in Financial Services at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He serves as the Academic Director of the David Sharon Johnston Institute for Corporate Governance Innovation. Dyck is a distinguished graduate of Western University where he earned a BA in Economics and Political Science and Stanford University where he obtained his PhD in Economics. His roles also include serving on various advisory boards and teaching courses in Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Private Equity across PhD, MBA, and undergraduate programs. His research interests encompass corporate governance, corporate finance, sustainability, pensions, regulation, privatization, media and financial markets, and taxation. Dyck has a rich experience in academia, previously teaching at Harvard Business School and serving as a visiting scholar at INSEAD and Yale. He emphasizes the importance of sustainability in business, guiding students to integrate sustainable practices into business strategies.

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