Course Instructor

Prof. Anjan Thakor

Director of Doctoral Programs and John E. Simon Professor of Finance
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School

PhD 1979, Northwestern University

Area of Expertise:

Financial Economics, Banking and Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Innovation and Growth.

Prior to joining the Olin Business School, Thakor was The Edward J. Frey Professor of Banking and Finance at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, where he also served as chairman of the Finance area. He has served on the faculties of Indiana University, Northwestern University, and UCLA. He has worked with many companies, including Whirlpool Corporation, Allision Engine Co., Citigroup, RR Donnelley, Dana Corporation, Anheuser-Busch, Zenith Corporation, Lincoln National Corporation, J.P. Morgan, Landscape Structures, Inc., CIGNA, Borg-Warner Automative, Waxman Industries, Reuters, The Limited, Ryder Integrated Logistics, AT&T, CH2M Hill, Takata Corporation, Tyson Foods, Spartech, and Bunge. He also served as an expert witness in many federal cases involving banking litigation.

Senior Co-teacher

Prof. SUN Qian

Professor/Department Chair, Department of Finance
Fudan University School of Management

Ph.D, Economics, Arizona State University, USA

Area of Expertise:

Corporate Finance and International Finance