Modeled after AFFECT mentoring, the program features breakout research sessions and panel discussions led by mentors. The former will be conducted in small groups, organized by research area. Panels focus on publishing, building networks, teaching, and work-life balance. 2/3

I'm pleased to announce the 1st American Finance Association Junior Faculty Mentoring Program (JFMP) event, which I'm co-organizing w/ Veronika Pool.

The JFMP is hosting a day-long mentoring workshop at the '26 AFA meetings in Philadelphia. 1/3

The next WEFI seminar is April 7th @ noon ET. Vrinda Mittal (UNC) presents "Private Capital Markets and Inequality." Simon Oh (Columbia) discusses.

Register here: bit.ly/wefi_2025_2

My paper w/ Nadya Malenko -- "Board Dynamics over the Startup Lifecycle" -- is (finally!) forthcoming, so we've released startup boards data:
github.com/michaelewens...
It provides VC-backed startup board composition: VC directors, executives, and independents.
Paper here: osf.io/preprints/so...

Amazing opportunity for PhD students interested in entrepreneurship (and attending part of the @nberpubs.bsky.social Summer Institute):

www.nber.org/calls-papers...

Application due: February 15th.

📢 Private equity researchers: submit work to the Columbia PE Research Conference held March 6-7 at Columbia Business School.

PhD students: submit to the PhD workshop.

More info: columbiapeconference.com/call-for-pap...
Mailing list: columbiapeconference.com/email-sign-up/

📅 Deadline: Dec. 1st

Apply to the 2nd Summer PhD Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance, help June 2nd at Paris Dauphine University The workshop offers an in-depth exploration of entrepreneurial finance, emphasizing practical institutional knowledge alongside theory.

entrepreneurial.finance/summer-phd-w...
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