Dima Leshchinskii

After receiving his degree in applied mathematics, Dr. Leshchinskii worked at various academic research institutions, starting with physics and later using similar concepts in finance. In addition to teaching at various business schools in Europe and U.S., he spent several years as a professional consultant, applying his valuation expertise to court litigation cases and investment portfolio planning.

Professional Activities

Courses Taught

• Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Real Estate Finance
• Financial Modeling
• Derivatives

Research Interests

• Valuation of private companies using advanced valuation methods
• Financing of technological start-ups and other entrepreneurial companies using innovative ways of raising capital
• Behavioral biases in valuation decisions

Selected Publications

• “VC Funds: Aging Brings Myopia” with Eugene Kandel and Harry Yuklea, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 46(2), 2011, pp.431-457
• “Project Externalities and Moral Hazard” in “Venture Capital: Investment Strategies, Structures, and Policies,” Douglas J. Cumming, ed., Wiley, 2010, Chapter 10, pp. 191-219
• “How should entrepreneurs choose their investors?” in “New Venture Investment: Choices and Consequences”, editors A. Ginsberg and I. Hasan, Elsevier, 2003, pp. 53-80

Awards & Honors

US Government’s Edmund Muskie Fellowship