Robert Wosnitzer

Biography

Robert Wosnitzer joined New York University Stern School of Business as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Communication in September 2015. Professor Wosnitzer’s research focuses on financial cultures, ethics, and regulation. His recent work studies the social and cultural histories of trading credit instruments and derivatives, and he is a founding member of the Cultures of Finance Group at NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge. Professor Wosnitzer received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Media, Culture and Communication, both from New York University. Prior to joining NYU, he traded and placed debt instruments with institutional clients for over a decade at firms including Lehman Brothers and Wells Fargo Capital Markets.

Research Interests

• Financial culture
• Ethics
• Financial regulation
• Political economy
• Economic history

Courses Taught

• Business & Its Publics
• Commerce & Culture

Academic Background

Ph.D., Media, Culture and Communication, 2014
New York University

M.A., Media, Culture and Communication, 2008
New York University

B.A., Media, Culture and Communication, 2006
New York University