Dr. Lars Alexander Kuehn

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Biography

Lars-Alexander Kuehn is a Professor of Finance at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. He earned his undergraduate degree in business from Freie Universität Berlin and his PhD in finance from the University of British Columbia. His research interests focus on theoretical and empirical asset pricing, machine learning, and credit risk, with an overarching theme that connects the valuation of debt and equity claims to macroeconomic sources of risk. Kuehn's work has been published in leading finance and economics journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Finance. He has received multiple awards for his research and teaching, including the Gerald Thompson Teaching Award for Excellence in the Classroom for undergraduate business education and the George Leland Bach Excellence in Teaching Award for MBA education at CMU. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Finance and is a member of the Steering Committee for CMU’s program on sustainable finance.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2025-07-01 — Present

Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business • Pittsburgh, United States

PNC Professor of Computational Finance

2010-01-01 — 2012-01-01

Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business • Pittsburgh, United States

Assistant Professor

2008-01-01 — 2014-01-01

Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business • Pittsburgh, United States

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.