Léa Stern
- Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics Carol Batchelder Endowed Finance Faculty Fellow
Education
- PhD Syracuse University (2017)
- M.Sc. HEC Montréal (2009)
- BA HEC Montréal (2007)
Academic Expertise
- corporate finance
- corporate governance
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2016
Selected Publications
- “Stereotypes about Successful Entrepreneurs“Journal Article:Stern, L, (2023). American Economic Association,
- “Selecting Directors Using Machine Learning“Journal Article:Erel, I., Stern, Léa, Tan, C., and Weisbach, M, (2021). Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 34(7), pp. 3226-3264.
- “D&O Insurance and IPO Performance: What Can we Learn from Insurers?“Journal Article:Stern, L., & Boyer, M.M., (2014). Journal of Financial Intermediation, Vol. 23, pp. 504-540.
- “Is Corporate Governance Risk Valued? Evidence from Directors and Officers Liability Insurance“Journal Article:Stern, L., & Boyer, M.M., (2012). Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 18, pp. 349-372.
- “Learning About Directors“Journal Article:Stern, L, (forthcoming). The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,
Working Papers
- A Learning-Based Approach to Evaluating Boards of Directors
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Paper Award, International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 2012
- Wharton-WRDS Award for Best Paper on Empirical Finance, WFA meetings, 2011
- Bank of Canada Best Paper Award, Northern Finance Association Conference, 2010