Globalization of Alternative Investments Working Papers Volume 1 The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2008
The Globalization of Alternative Investments Working Papers Volume 1: The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2008 is published by the World Economic Forum. It is the result of collaboration with faculty at various academic institutions. The Working Papers in this volume are the work of the authors and do not represent the views of the World Economic Forum.
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Globalization of Alternative Investments Working Papers Volume 1 The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2008
Contributors Co-editors
Advisory Board
Anuradha Gurung Senior Project Manager and Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum USA
Chair: Joseph L. Rice, III Chairman of Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School
Vice Chairs: Michael Klein Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Markets and Banking, Citi Inc.
Core research team
R. Glenn Hubbard Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor, Columbia Business School
Lead Academic: Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School Core team members: Ann-Kristin Achleitner Head of the KfW Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Finance and Scientific Co-Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS), Technische Universität München Francesca Cornelli Professor of Finance, London Business School Lily Fang Assistant Professor of Finance, INSEAD Roger Leeds Research Professor and Director of the Center for International Business and Public Policy, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University Per Strömberg Associate Professor of Finance, Stockholm School of Economics and Senior Research Fellow, Swedish Institute for Financial Research Numerous researchers contributed to this volume of Working Papers and are listed accordingly in the respective work.
Board Members Piero Barucci Professor, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato Wim Borgdorff Managing Partner, AlpInvest Pa