Dr. Joseph Engelberg

Biography

Joseph Engelberg is a Professor of Finance at the Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego. He holds the Atkinson/Epstein Chair in Management Leadership. Engelberg obtained his Ph.D. in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a combined B.A. in Mathematics and B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. His research primarily focuses on how information is disseminated among market participants, with an emphasis on the roles of financial media and social networks. Prior to joining the Rady School, he served as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Engelberg has published extensively in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies, where his work explores topics like analysts' anomalies, investor sentiment, and the impacts of media on financial markets. His contributions to financial studies have received accolades, including the Michael Brennan Paper Award and the Fama-DFA Paper Award, reflecting his significant impact in the field of finance.

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