Gregor Matvos is a Howard Berolzheimer Chair in Finance at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is a Research Associate in the Corporate Finance group at the National Bureau of Economic Research, serves as an Editor of Review of Corporate Financial Studies, and as an Associate Editor at The Journal of Finance. He was previously an Associate Editor at Management Science. Matvos is interested in issues related financial intermediation, household finance, and corporate finance. His papers in these areas have been published in several journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies. His research has been featured in major media, including Bloomberg, the Economist, the Financial Times, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal and has had a direct impact on how regulators supervise financial institutions. Born and raised in Slovenia, Matvos earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Financial intermediation, household finance, real estate, corporate finance

• Ph.D., 2007, Business Economics, Harvard University
• A.B., 2002, Economics, Harvard University, magna cum laude with highest honors in field

• Professor of Finance, Finance, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, 2017-2019
• Associate Professor of Finance, Finance, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 2011-2017
• Assistant Professor of Finance, Finance, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 2007-2011

• Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2017-present
• Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011-2017

• Fama-Miller Center Research Grant, Fama-Miller Center
• Fama-Miller Center Research Grant, Fama-Miller Center
• Fama-Miller Center Research Grant, Fama-Miller Center
• Initiative on Global Markets Research Grant
• Fama-Miller Center Research Grant, Fama-Miller Center
• Initiative on Global Markets Research Grant
• Initiative on Global Markets Research Grant
• Initiative on Global Markets Research Grant
• Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research
• Doctoral Fellowship, Harvard Business School
• Ad-Futura Scholarship, Government of Slovenia
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Zois National Merit Fellowship

• Editor, Review of Financial Studies, 2020
• Editor, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2016-2020
• Associate Editor, Journal of Finance, 2016
• Associate Editor, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2015-2016
• Associate Editor, Management Science, 2014-2017

FinTech and Society (FINC-966-0)
Since the Great Recession, financial intermediation has undergone a dramatic change, with disruptive and lightly regulated technology entrants (FinTechs) competing with traditional banks in every aspect of their business, and even launching financial products that had not existed before. This course explores the opportunities and challenges at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation, and assesses their impact on broader society. We aim to develop an understanding of the broad landscape of FinTech, including the use of blockchain technology for cryptocurrencies and DeFi, as well as disruptive innovations in the areas of real estate, asset management, payments, and lending to businesses and households. The course aims to develop tools used to evaluate the profitability of FinTech opportunities from the perspective of the financial product markets, competition, regulation, and funding, and the role that technology plays in overcoming challenges faced by incumbents. We will also evaluate the role of FinTech in promoting financial inclusion - access to cheap and efficient financial services to the underbanked population, and its ability to alleviate or exacerbate the problem of discrimination in the financial sector. This approach will allow students to evaluate Fintech opportunities from the perspective of their own value system.

Finance I (FINC-430-0)

Finance 1 answers managers' and investors' most fundamental finance question: how should a project or an asset be valued? Managers must determine the value of building a factory, entering a new market, or purchasing an entire firm when deciding in which projects to invest. Similarly, individuals must assess the value of financial securities to decide how to invest their wealth. Using a combination of lectures and business cases, Finance 1 teaches the discounted cash flow and multiples methods to value projects or assets. These valuation tools lay the foundation for all work in capital markets and corporate finance.

Prerequisite: Business Analytics I (DECS-430-5)

Corequisite/Prerequisite: Accounting for Decision Making (ACCT-430) and Business Analytics II (DECS 431-0)