{"id":5,"date":"2015-06-04T17:33:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T17:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amanand.expressions.syr.edu\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:47:14","slug":"5-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amanand.expressions.syr.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amber Anan\"AAnandweb\"d<\/strong>
\nEdward Pettinella Professor\u00a0of Finance
\nWhitman School of Management
\nSyracuse University
\nPhone: 315.443.3913
\nEmail: amanand(at)syr.edu<\/p>\n

I am currently the Edward Pettinella Professor of Finance at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University where I started my academic career in 2001. I received my Ph.D. in Finance from Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In addition to holding academic appointments, I have been a visiting academic scholar at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and worked in investment banking.<\/p>\n

Research Interests:<\/strong> Market microstructure, with a focus on market design, the role of market intermediaries, transaction cost measurement, price discovery, and trading strategies of informed investors. I have published or forthcoming papers in journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics<\/em>, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis<\/em>, the Review of Financial Studies<\/em>, Management Science<\/em>, the Review of Finance<\/em> and the Journal of Financial Markets<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Teaching:<\/strong> Various electives as well as core classes to undergraduate, MBA, online-MBA and Ph.D. students. For my teaching, I have received the Whitman School of Management award for exceptional teaching and the Oberwager award for mentoring undergraduate students.<\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong>
\n– Best paper, Plato MI3 Conference (2025)<\/p>\n

– Best paper, Indian Finance Conference (2025)<\/p>\n

– Nasdaq Best Paper in Market Microstructure Award, Financial Management Association (2019, 2013, 2010)<\/p>\n

– Whitman Research Fellowship (2010-2012)<\/p>\n

– Oberwager award for undergraduate student mentoring (2005)<\/p>\n

– School of Management Award for exceptional teaching (2003)<\/p>\n

– Oscar Lasdon Award for the best dissertation in the area of Finance or Business, Baruch College, CUNY (2001-2002)<\/p>\n

– Nasdaq Dissertation Fellowship (2000-2001)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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