Eugene Fama — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2013
Regarded as "the father of modern finance"
Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Best known for empirical work on portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the efficient-market hypothesis
Ranked as the 9th-most influential economist of all time by Research Papers in Economics as of 2019

Biography

Eugene Francis "Gene" Fama is an American economist and Nobel Laureate, born on February 14, 1939. He is widely recognized for his empirical work on portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the efficient-market hypothesis. His contributions have led to him being regarded as "the father of modern finance," having built the foundation of financial economics.

Fama is the Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.