The American Finance Association (AFA) seeks a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Part-Time Director of Operations to support the ongoing operations and annual programming of the association. The Director of Operations serves as a key leadership role for the American Finance Association, reporting directly to the Executive Secretary and Treasurer. This part-time position is responsible for managing the operational aspects of the Association, with a primary focus on coordinating the Annual Meetings, supporting governance activities, and overseeing day-to-day operations to ensure the AFA functions effectively and efficiently. See the full posting here:
Journal of Finance Webinar: 2024 Brattle Prize
We hope you will join us on May 20 at 11am EST for a one-hour webinar of the 2024 First Prize Brattle Group Prize winning paper:
Doron Levit, Nadya Malenko, and Ernst Maug for Trading and Shareholder Democracy.
The webinar will be hosted by Thomas Philippon, Editor of the Journal of Finance, and the representatives of The Brattle Group. A short paper presentation will be followed by Q&A from the hosts and the audience.
Register and join the webinar with this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jMBnLiDHSoGBS9tjWo23NA
AFA 2026 Annual Meeting Submissions – Closed
The AFA Annual Meeting Paper Submission Website is now open. The submission deadline is Monday, March 17th at 3:00 PM (ET). There is no paper submission fee. Please note that (1) the submitting author must be an AFA member and (2) you may only submit one paper (although you can be a coauthor on other submitted papers).
NOTE: AFA Membership status is verified at the time of paper submission. Therefore, please complete the following well in advance of the submission deadline in order to prevent delays:
- Log in to the AFA website. Sign in at the top right of the AFA website.
- Confirm your AFA membership status. After logging in to the AFA website, click the link for My Account at the top right of the page. Then click on the link “AFA Membership” to view your membership status. NOTE: If your membership indicates “Worldwide Directory of Finance Faculty” or has an expiration date of “NA”, you might not have an active AFA membership but are part of the Finance Faculty database. Please purchase a regular AFA membership or contact the Membership Services team for assistance.
- Students may apply for a discounted membership, but these memberships can take up to 24 hours to become active. If you plan to register as a student member of the AFA, please be sure to register at least one business day prior to submission of your paper.
- Update your profile. If you would like to be considered for a discussant role at the Annual Meeting, please make sure that your profile information is up-to-date including Specialties and Institution.
The AFA Board of Directors has voted to approve the following editorial teams:
Journal of Finance (effective July 1, 2025)
Executive Editor: Antoinette Schoar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Co-Editors: Leonid Kogan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Jonathan Lewellen (Dartmouth College), Thomas Philippon (New York University), Adi Sunderam (Harvard University)
Journal of Finance: Insights & Perspectives (effective January 1, 2025)
Executive Editor: Janice Eberly (Northwestern University)
Co-Editors: Valentin Haddad (University of California – Los Angeles), Arvind Krishnamurthy (Stanford University), and David Thesmar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Steve Kaplan selected as new AFA Fellow
Congratulations to Steve Kaplan for his selection as 2025 AFA Fellow. Professor Kaplan is the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance and Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on private equity, venture capital, entrepreneurial finance, corporate governance and corporate finance.
Professor Kaplan received his AB, summa cum laude, in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard College and earned a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University.
In January 2000, the Board of Directors of The American Finance Association instituted a Society of Fellows of the Association. The purpose of the society is to recognize those members who have made a distinguished contribution to the field of finance.