Jessica Jeffers

Biography

Jessica Jeffers studies empirical corporate finance. Her interests include human capital and investment decisions, in particular entrepreneurship and social enterprise. She has been awarded the AQR Top Finance Graduate Award and the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship for entrepreneurship studies.

Jeffers earned a PhD in finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA in economics & mathematics from Yale University. Outside of academia, Jeffers has worked in management consulting for the financial industry.

Academic Areas

• Finance

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School (2011 — 2017)
• BA Yale University (2005 — 2009)

Companies

• Assistant Professor The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2017)
• Associate Novantas (2009 — 2011)
• French Tutor Yale University (2005 — 2009)
• Summer Associate Novantas (2008 — 2008)
• Research Assistant, Prof. Robert Shiller Yale University (2008 — 2008)
• Research Assistant Universite Paris 10 - Laboratoire EconomiX (2007 — 2007)
• Administrative Assistant Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel (2007 — 2007)
• Intern Global Sourcing Ltd (2006 — 2006)