Benjamin Hébert

Research Statement

Benjamin's research includes finance, macroeconomics, and contract theory. His recent projects seek to explain why debt contracts are so common, to analyze the effects of sovereign default, and to understand the information processing constraints on financial market participants.

Bio

Benjamin Hébert is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Benjamin received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2015. Prior to graduate school, he worked for several years in the financial industry. He holds undergraduate degrees in Physics and Computer Science from M.I.T.

Academic Degrees

• PhD, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics, Contract Theory, Business Economics at Harvard University, 2015
• S.B., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• S.B., Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 2016
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Economics, Stanford University, 2015-2016

Awards and Honors

• Review of Economic Studies Tour, 2015
• Finance Theory Group: Best Finance Theory Job Market Paper, Runner-Up Prize, 2015
• AQR Top Finance Graduate Award at CBS, 2015
• Roger Martin Doctoral Research Award, Harvard Business School. Awarded to Ph.D. students in Business Economics who have conducted outstanding academic research, 2014
• PhD Outstanding Paper Award, The 11th Annual Corporate Finance Conference, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, 2014
• Visiting Graduate Student, Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chicago, 2014
• Bradley Foundation Fellowship, 2013-15
• Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Fall 2013

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Harvard University (2010 — 2015)
• S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001 — 2005)

Companies

• Associate Professor of Finance Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2020)
• Assistant Professor Stanford Graduate School of Business (2016 — 2020)
• Postdoctoral Scholar Stanford University (2015 — 2016)
• Research Assistant NBER (2009 — 2010)
• Associate Citi (2007 — 2009)
• Analyst Citi (2005 — 2007)
• Intern Citi (2004 — 2004)
• Program Manager Intern Microsoft (2003 — 2003)
• Intern Sun Microsystems (1998 — 2002)