Alexander Ljungqvist

is the Stefan Persson Family Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics. His recent research interests focus on the role of capital markets in cushioning the adverse effects of disruptive innovations. Previously, he has published in leading peer-reviewed journals in finance, economics and accounting, including Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Accounting Research on topics spanning corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate taxation, investment banking, IPOs, entrepreneurial finance, private equity, venture capital, asset pricing, market microstructure, innovation, patents, and labor economics. He is a Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, a Founder and Senior Fellow of the Asian Bureau of Financial and Economic Research, a Fellow of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics in Stockholm (IFN), a Co-Founder of the Nordic Initiative for Corporate Economics (NICE), and a former Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In the public sphere, he serves on the Board of Directors of AP6, a Swedish public pension fund focusing on investments in venture capital and private equity. He holds a PhD in economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University.