# Institute Faculty

![Professor Arpit Gupta](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2025-06/arpitgupta.jpg?h=c3829a4d&itok=5SA7zwAt)

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Drawn from academic departments across the Stern School of Business, the Chen Institute faculy are leaders in their respective fields, from real estate finance to investment management to technology-driven disruption.

**Institute Leadership**
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**Sam Chandan, PhD**
Founding Director
NYU Stern Chen Institute

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**Stern Faculty**
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**Viral Acharya, PhD**
C.V. Starr Professor of Economics
Department of Finance
Director, Doctoral Programs
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**Harry Chernoff, PhD**
Clinical Professor of Real Estate and Operations Management
Technology, Operations, and Statistics Department
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**Daniel Greenwald, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Finance
Finance Department
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**Shan Ge, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Finance
Finance Department
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**Arpit Gupta, PhD**
Associate Professor of Finance
Finance Department
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**Theresa Kuchler, PhD**
Associate Professor of Finance and
John L. Vogelstein Faculty Fellow
Finance Department
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**Johannes Stroebel, PhD**
David S. Loeb Professor of Finance and
Director, Climate Finance Initiative
Finance Department
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**Lawrence J. White, PhD**
Robert Kavesh Professor of Economics
Economics Department

**Stern Emeritus Faculty**
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**Richard Berner, PhD**
Co-Director, Volatilty and Risk Institute
Professor of Practice and Clinical Professor Emeritus of Finance
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**Robert F. Engle, PhD**
Co-Director, Volatility and Risk Institute
Professor Emeritus of Finance

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**Stern Adjunct Faculty**
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**Vineet Bedi**
Adjunct Professor of Finance and Real Estate
Finance Department
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**Mark Bhasin**
Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate
Finance Department
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**Linda Lindman, Esq**
Adjunct Professor of Real Estate
Business and Society Program
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**John Lippman**
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance and Real Estate
Finance Department