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Office Number
345P
Phone
(859) 257-2774
Email
will.gerken@uky.edu

Education

  • PhD Finance, Michigan State University, 2009
  • MBA, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
  • MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003
  • Dual BS, West Virginia University, 2001

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Will Gerken is the Real Estate Endowed Professor of Finance and Director of the Certificate in Financial Planning. He is a CFA charterholder and serves as the principal contact for the CFA Institute University Affiliation Programs (BS & MSF). He has a PhD in Finance from Michigan State University, MS and MBA degrees from Georgia Tech, and BS degrees from West Virginia University. Prior to joining the Gatton College of Business, he was an Assistant Professor at Auburn University.

His research focuses on financial advisors, financial misconduct, and governance. He has published his research in leading finance journals such as: Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and Review of Finance. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Corporate Finance. His research has won best paper awards at leading international conferences. His research has also been featured in the international media such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and NPR and cited by Securities Exchange Commission.