Jarrad Harford is the Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Finance at the University of Washington. Prior to Washington, Professor Harford taught at the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. He received his PhD in Finance with a minor in Organizations and Markets from the University of Rochester. Professor Harford has taught the core undergraduate finance course, Business Finance, for over thirteen years, as well as an elective in Mergers and Acquisitions, and "Finance for Non-financial Executives" in the executive education program. He has won numerous awards for his teaching, including the UW Finance Professor of the Year (2010), Interfraternity Council Excellence in Teaching Award (2007 and 2008), ISMBA Excellence in Teaching Award (2006), and the Wells Fargo Faculty Award for Undergraduate Teaching (2005). He is also the Faculty Director of the UW Business School Undergraduate Honors Program. Professor Harford serves as an Associate Editor for The Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Journal of Corporate Finance. Professor Harford was born in State College, Pennsylvania, is married, and has two sons. He and his family enjoy traveling, hiking, and skiing.
彼得·德马佐(Peter DeMarzo)，斯坦福大学商学院瑞穗金融集团金融学教授、NBER研究员。曾执教于加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校哈斯商学院和西北大学凯洛格商学院，还曾担任The Review of Financial Studies及Financial Management等期刊的副主编，西部金融协会理事。两度荣获斯坦福大学斯隆卓越教学奖，1998年获得加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校Earl F. Cheit杰出教学成就奖。研究领域涉及公司财务、资产证券化、合约以及市场结构和管制。
乔纳森·伯克(Jornathan Berk)，斯坦福大学商学院金融学教授，美国国家经济研究局(NBER)研究员。他曾在加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校哈斯商学院担任金融学教授。教授公司理财课程，并曾任高盛公司助理合伙人，是Journal of Finance的副主编。他对金融和财务的研究兴趣涉及公司估值、资本结构、共同基金、资产定价、实验经济学和劳动经济学。他曾获多个奖项，包括The Review of Financial Studies的年度最佳论文奖、FAME研究奖等。
