2025 AFA Business Meeting and Awards Presentation

The 2025 American Finance Association (AFA) Business Meeting and Awards​ video features key updates on the association’s activities, financial status, and strategic goals. This meeting is an essential gathering for AFA members, providing transparency on organizational operations and future initiatives.​

Key segments include:

Awards and Recognitions: The presentation celebrates notable achievements in the field, such as:
Fischer Black Prize: Awarded to Tyler Muir of UCLA Anderson School of Management for his significant contributions to asset pricing and financial intermediaries research.
AFA Fellow: Steve Kaplan of the University of Chicago is honored for his extensive work in private equity, venture capital, and corporate governance.
Editorial Announcements: The Executive Editor for the JF:I&P is Janice Eberly (Northwestern University) with Co-Editors Valentin Haddad (University of California – Los Angeles), Arvind Krishnamurthy (Stanford University), and David Thesmar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).


AFA Business Meeting & Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan 04, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm PST
Yerba Buena Salon 9

Chapters
00:00 Introduction - Kathleen Weiss Hanley, Executive Secretary and Treasurer
02:23 Monika Piazzesi, President (2024)
04:16 Ulrike Malmendier, President-Elect (2024)
09:15 Wei Jiang, Vice President (2024)
11:41 Antoinette Schoar, Editor of the Journal of Finance
27:52 Markus Brunnermeier, President (2023)
31:16 Tyler Muir, UCLA
35:20 Steven Kaplan, Chicago Booth