MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy
People
The GCFP is an MIT-wide initiative under the aegis of the MIT Sloan School of Management’s Finance Group. The Center is led by co-directors Deborah Lucas and Haoxiang Zhu, with Simone Cavallaro serving as executive director. A group of faculty affiliates from across MIT contributes to its research and educational mission.
Co-Directors
Deborah J. Lucas
Sloan Distinguished Professor of Finance
Deborah Lucas is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy. Lucas’s recent research lies at the intersection of finance and policy, with a focus on…
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Haoxiang Zhu
Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance
Haoxiang Zhu is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Co-Director of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy. His research focuses primarily on capital markets and asset pricing, with particular…
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Executive Director
Simone Cavallaro
Hear name pronounced.Executive Director, MIT Golub Center for Finance & Policy
Simone Cavallaro is the Executive Director of the Golub Center for Finance and Policy (GCFP) at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He brings extensive experience leading academic centers, building strategic initiatives, and translating research…
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Co-Director Emeriti
Robert C. Merton
School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance
Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management, and the John and Natty McArthur University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. He was the George Fisher Baker Professor of…
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Jonathan A. Parker
Hear name pronounced.Robert C. Merton (1970) Professor of Financial Economics
On Sabbatical leave 2026-2027. Jonathan A. Parker is the Robert C. Merton (1970) Professor of Financial Economics and codirector of the MIT Sloan Consumer Finance Initiative. He is an economic adviser for the Congressional Budget Office, a coeditor…
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Andrew W. Lo
Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor
Andrew W. Lo is the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the director of MIT's Laboratory for Financial Engineering. He is also a Principal Investigator at the Computer Science and Artificial…
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Research and Admin
Niccolo Comati
Niccolò Comati is a Research Associate at the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy. His research at the Center includes the use of financial economics tools for pricing government guarantees, the assessment of public pension sustainability, the…
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Deirdre Wade
Hear name pronounced.Senior Administrative Assistant, MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy
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