Josef Lakonishok

JOSEF LAKONISHOK is a principal at LSV Asset Management, the Karnes
Professor of Finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research
(NBER). He was Professor of Finance at the Johnson Graduate School of
Management, Cornell University, and on the Faculty of Management of Tel
Aviv University. Dr. Lakonishok earned a PhD in Finance from Cornell
University. He specializes in empirical investment research. His papers
cover a broad range of investment topics such as performance evaluation,
analysts’ forecasts, fundamental and technical trading strategies, and
share repurchases. In addition to his research, he has extensive
consulting experience with pension funds and other financial
institutions throughout the United States and Europe. Dr. Lakonishok is
one of the top contributors to major finance journals and has published
more than 70 articles. He is an Associate Editor of many leading
journals in financial economics. His work has received worldwide
attention and has been the subject of numerous articles in the financial
press. Dr. Lakonishok is a frequent speaker at academic and investment
management conferences.