ABOUT WAPFIN@STERN

Annual Conference for Women Assistant Professors in Finance

Since 2015, we have held an annual conference for Women Assistant Professors of Finance Conference at NYU Stern (WAPFIN@Stern). The conference aims to create a venue for junior women in finance to discuss research ideas and showcase their work. 

The conference is open to academics who meet the following criteria:

  1. Identify as female
  2. Assistant or Associate Professor without tenure
  3. In a finance department at an academic institution or have recently joined a research group within the Federal Reserve system. 
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If you meet the criteria and want to be included in our mailing list please email wapfin@stern.nyu.edu with the subject NEW WAPFIN MEMBER.

Organizers: Shan Ge, Sabrina Howell, Theresa Kuchler, and Cecilia Parlatore.

WAPFIN@STERN 2019 

The conference will take place on September 27-28, 2019 at NYU Stern. We have a great program for this year's conference! The Friday sessions are open to the public. Saturday is restricted to the untenured women on the program.

Antoinette Schoar (MIT Sloan), Carola Frydman (Northwestern Kellogg), Toni Whited (Michigan Ross), and Michelle Lowry (Drexel LeBow) will participate in the senior advice panel. Our own Jenny Carpenter will moderate as in previous years. 

WAPFIN@STERN 2018

The 2018 meeting, held at NYU Stern on September 28 and 29, was sponsored by Tania Ahuja (2001 Stern Finance PhD), and the Stern Finance Department. The conference gathered 33 women assistant professors and 5 senior women in finance. ​

WAPFIN@STERN 2017

The 2017 meeting, held at NYU Stern on Oct. 13 and 14, was sponsored by Tania Ahuja (2001 Stern Finance PhD), and the Stern Finance Department. The conference got together 33 women assistant professors and 7 senior women in finance. ​

WAPFIN@STERN 2016

The 2016 meeting was held at NYU Stern on Oct. 15 and 16 and sponsored by the Stern Finance Department. 29 women assistant professors attended the conference. ​

WAPFIN@STERN 2015

The first WAPFIN@STERN was held on November 14-15, 2015. Seven women assistant professors in finance participated in this meeting. ​