Raghavendra Rau
Raghavendra Rau is the Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School and a world-leading researcher on behavioral finance and financial markets.
He is the Founder and Academic Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), a research centre at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School dedicated to the study of alternative finance, including fintech, digital currencies, and blockchain.
Prior to his academic career, Dr. Rau served as Principal at Barclays Global Investors, then the largest asset manager in the world, where he gained deep practical insight into asset management and market dynamics.
He is perhaps uniquely known for winning the Ig Nobel Prize for his study on CEO risk appetite, titled 'What doesn't kill you will only make you more risk-loving: Early life disasters and CEO behavior'.
His research frequently bridges the gap between academic theory and practical application, covering topics from how corporate name changes affect stock prices to the impact of artificial intelligence and digital ledger technologies on the future of finance.
- Professor of Finance at Cambridge University Judge Business School.
- Founder and Academic Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF).
- Former Principal at Barclays Global Investors.
- President of the European Finance Association (2015).
- Editor, Financial Management (2011-2016).
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