Sreedhar Bharath

Sreedhar Bharath is the Richard C Kraemer Professor of Finance. He joined the W. P. Carey School of Business in 2010 after teaching at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the Stern School of Business, New York University.

Professor Bharath's research interests focus on Corporate Finance, Banking and Credit Risk. His work has been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies and The Accounting Reasearch, among other leading publications.  

Professor Bharath has been recognized for his achievements in academia, including  

• The Bank One Corporation Assistant Professor of Business Administration - Ross School of Business, University of Michigan 2009-2010 School wide Research Award

• Crowell Memorial Prize (Second Place), 2012,  PanAgora Asset Management, - "Liquidity Risk of Corporate Bond Returns - A Conditional Approach".

• Review of Financial Studies Distinguished Referee, 2012.  
• LECG Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance at the 2007 European Finance Association Annual Meetings - "Why do Firms Use Private Equity to Opt Out of Public Markets?"

• Journal of Financial Economics Best Paper in Capital Markets and Asset Pricing, Second (Fama/DFA) Prize,  2007 - "Does Industry-wide Distress Affect Defaulted Firms? - Evidence from Creditor Recoveries"

• Fannie Mae Best Paper Award in Financial Institutions and Markets at the 2004 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings - "So What do I Get: A Bank's View of Lending Relationships?"

• Caesarea Center 5th Annual Academic Conference Best Paper Award, IDC Herzliya 2008 Meeting, Israel -  "The Changing Nature of Chapter 11"

• Runner-Up, Lehman Brothers Award for Excellence in Financial Research, 2001