Malcolm Baker
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| Malcolm Baker | |
| Residence |  USA |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Finance |
| Institutions | Harvard Business School (2000-) Harvard University (1998-2000) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D.) Cambridge University (M.Phil.) Brown University (B.A.) |
| Known for | 1991 Outstanding Male Athlete (Brown University) 1992 Olympic Rower |
| Notable awards | Brattle Prize |
Malcolm P. Baker, Ph.D. is a professor of finance, and a former Olympic rower.
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[edit] Scholar athlete
Baker began rowing at Brown University and as a Freshman was on a National Championship team.[1] where he became the 1991 Outstanding Male Athlete. He also earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and economics at Brown in 1992.[2] He raced for the United States National Rowing Team in the 1990 & 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics his eight-man team finished fourth.[3] Baker earned a M.Phil. in finance from University of Cambridge in 1993, and a Ph.D. in business economics from Harvard University in 2000.[2] At Cambridge, he helped the crew team defeat University of Oxford for only the second time in eighteen contests.[1]
[edit] Professional career
Prior to graduate study he was a senior associate at Charles River Associates,[2] and during graduate study he served as a teaching fellow at Harvard University. He has been on the faculty at the Harvard Business School since earning his Ph.D. in 2000.[4] As a professor he has written numerous case studies and has been widely published.[5] He now serves as associate editor for the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies.[6] During his career he has been a three-time Brattle Prize nominee and a two-time Smith Breeden Prize nominee. In 2002, "Market Timing and Capital Structure" (co-authored with Jeffrey Wurgler) was recognized with the Brattle Prize by the American Finance Association as the best corporate finance research paper published in the Journal of Finance that year.[7] In that same year, he and co-author Jeremy Stein, attributed low abnormal returns following high liquidity to the "dumb investor effect."[8] Baker also serves as a faculty research fellow in the corporate finance program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has served as an independent director of Board of Directors of TAL International Group, Inc. and of each of its US subsidiaries since September 12, 2006,[2] and he is a consultant for Acadian Asset Management.[6]
[edit] Personal
As of February 2004, Baker was married with a 3-year-old child and a 10-month-old child.[1] At that time, he measured 200 pounds (90.7 kg/14.3 st) and 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Khan, Jamil (2004-02-02). On-Campus Interview Series: A Baker Scholar. Harbus. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b c d FORM 8-K. TAL International Group, Inc. (2006-09-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ U.S. Team Members: B. Friends of Rowing History (2001). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Faculty & Research, Harvard Business School: Malcolm P. Baker. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Malcolm P. Baker: Professor of Business Administration. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b Malcolm P. Baker: Professor of Business Administration: Biography. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Abstracts of Brattle Prize Winning Papers (2003). American Finance Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Mandel, Michael J. (2002-04-08). Economic Trends. Businessweek. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
