Curriculum Vitae

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Education
Ph.D. in Finance, 2009 (Expected)
Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University
M.Phil. in Finance, 2008
Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University
M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, 2002
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
B.Eng. in Industrial and Electrical Engineering, 1999
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Research Interests
Asset Pricing, Derivatives, Fixed-Income Markets, Commodities Markets
Working Papers
"Implied Interest Rates in a Market with Frictions", March 2009 (Download PDF)
Publications
"An N-Factor Gaussian Model of Oil Futures Prices" (with Gonzalo Cortazar), Journal of Futures Markets, 2006, 26 (3), pp. 243--268 (Link)
"Term-Structure Estimation in Markets with Infrequent Trading" (with Gonzalo Cortazar and Eduardo Schwartz), International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2007, 12(4), pp. 353--369 (Link)
Work In Progress
"Momentum and the Acceleration Hypothesis" (with Stephen Brown)
Honors and Awards
Jules I. Bogen Fellowship, Stern School of Business, 2008-2009.
Stern School of Business Fellowship, 2004-2008.
Department of Industrial Engineering Award, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 2002.
Scholarship for Academic Excellence Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Awarded Twice in 1994 and 1995.
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Financial Management (Undergraduate), Summer 2007
Stern School of Business, New York University
Topics Covered: Capital Budgeting; Debt, Equity and Firm Valuation; Capital Structure.
Overall Teaching Rating: 6.6 out of 7.0.
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Futures and Options (MBA), Fall 2006
Stern School of Business, New York University
Prof. Marti Subrahmanyam
Instructor, Workshop on Applied Finance (Undergraduate), Spring 2004
School of Engineering, Pontifiia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Topics Covered: Fixed Income Strategies, Term Structure Estimation.
Teaching Assistant, Rational Pricing of Internet Companies and High-Tech Projects, May 2001
Amsterdam Institute of Finance
Prof. Eduardo Schwartz
Refereeing
Journal of Empirical Finance
Journal of Futures Markets
Journal of Derivatives
Quantitative Finance
Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting
Energy Economics
Work Experience
Manager, 2001-2004
RiskAmerica.com, a financial website that provides financial information and asset allocation tools to Chilean financial market participants.
- Oversaw the development and launch of the website.
- Developed and coded many numerically intensive financial applications.
Researcher, 2000-2001
Cortazar & Schwartz Financial Research and Consulting
- Worked on commodity pricing models.
- Advised on debt issuances and risk management to top chilean companies. 
Languages
Fluent in English, French and Spanish
Personal
Chilean citizenship
Married with one child
References
Prof. Marti G. Subrahmanyam (Chair)
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York University
44 West 4th Street, Suite 9-190
New York, NY 10012
Email: msubrahm@stern.nyu.edu
Phone: +1-212-998-0348
Prof. Menachem Brenner
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York University
44 West 4th Street, Suite 9-190
New York, NY 10012
Email: mbrenner@stern.nyu.edu
Phone: +1-212-998-0323
Prof. Stephen J. Brown
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York University
44 West 4th Street, Suite 9-190
New York, NY 10012
Email: sbrown@stern.nyu.edu
Phone: +1-212-998-0306
Prof. Joel Hasbrouck
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York University
44 West 4th Street, Suite 9-190
New York, NY 10012
Email: jhasbrou@stern.nyu.edu
Phone: +1-212-998-0310
Prof. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York University
44 West 4th Street, Suite 9-190
New York, NY 10012
Email: svnieuwe@stern.nyu.edu
Phone: +1-212-998-0673