Academics

Financial economists lead the way in understanding risk and return in securities markets. Working with some of the academic community's most innovative and respected financial economists has enabled Dimensional to pioneer strategies and consulting approaches now taken for granted in the industry. A continuous feedback loop makes this possible:

The Feedback Loop

Academic leaders in the field of asset pricing find new sources of risk and return in advance of the industry.
Dimensional engineers strategies and brings client feedback to these financial economists and researchers for further testing and enhancements.
Empirical research becomes more relevant to practical investing, and practical investing is backed by solid theory and economic knowledge.

This is a continuous process to which we commit substantial resources, bringing increasing relevance and new opportunities to the development of science and practice. Increased understanding continually benefits Dimensional investors.

Academic Leaders

Professor	Affiliation	Expertise
George M. Constantinides, University of Chicago	Board Member of Dimensional's US Mutual Funds	Asset Pricing, Capital Markets Research
Eugene F. Fama, University of Chicago	Board Member of Dimensional Fund Advisors, Consultant for Dimensional's Fixed Interest and Value Strategies	Efficient Markets Hypothesis, Random Walk Hypothesis, Capital Markets Research, Multifactor Model, Definitive Finance Text, Tax Research
Kenneth R. French, Dartmouth College	Board Member of Dimensional Fund Advisors, Consultant and Head of Investment Policy	Capital Markets Research, Multifactor Model, Tax Research
John P. Gould, University of Chicago	Board Member of Dimensional's US Mutual Funds	Applied Price Theory, Former Dean of University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Roger G. Ibbotson, Yale University	Board Member of Dimensional's US Mutual Funds	Capital Markets Research, Comprehensive "SBBI" Database (with Sinquefield), Data Consultant Firm
Donald B. Keim, University of Pennsylvania	Consultant for Dimensional's Trading Cost Studies	Capital Markets Research, Real Estate Securities, Small Stock "January Effect"
Robert C. Merton, Harvard University	Resident Scientist	Optimal Lifetime Consumption and Portfolio Allocation Theory, Asset Pricing Theory, Valuation of Derivative Securities
Myron S. Scholes, Stanford University	Board Member of Dimensional's US Mutual Funds	Capital Markets Research, Options Pricing Model
Abbie J. Smith, University of Chicago	Board Member of Dimensional's US Mutual Funds	Capital Markets Research, Financial Accounting Information, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Governance

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