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The Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance exists to bridge the theoretical knowledge of finance with its real-world application. The Center achieves this goal by fostering collaboration between our students, academic researchers and the practitioner community. We fund impactful research, develop experiential learning opportunities for the next generation of leaders, and provide industry professionals with a meaningful forum to convene and share ideas.
The Center was founded in 2006 under the faculty leadership of Professor Richard Roll, distinguished Professor Emeritus. Its founding members, a group of Anderson alumni at the pinnacle of achievement in the field of finance, enshrined the Center’s mission to connect academia with industry. In 2008, a generous gift from Larry Fink, Chairman of the Board and CEO of BlackRock, and his wife, Lori, endowed the Center, renaming it in their honor. Mr. Fink has continued to lend his support to the Center and has served as Chairman of the Board since its founding.
Faculty Spotlight
Andrea L. Eisfeldt is the Laurence D. and Lori W. Fink Endowed Chair in Finance and a professor of finance at UCLA Anderson, where she’s been teaching since arriving in 2010 as visiting associate professor.
Inexperienced investors, lacking historical context, impact markets
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New technology’s upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk
Professor Andrea Eisfeldt says renting out your single-family home might yield the best returns.