Adrian Lam
Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance

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Adrian joined Pitt as a Clinical Assistant Professor in 2023. Prior to joining Pitt, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD in Finance from Imperial College London, under the co-supervision of Cláudia Custódio and Marcin Kacperczyk.

Adrian has extensive experience in teaching Corporate Finance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and Econometrics at the undergraduate level. He has also supervised and guided students in their Master theses. 

Adrian’s research agenda centres on empirical corporate finance and sustainable finance. He is interested in understanding how transition risks shape financial decisions, and whether these decisions facilitate the transition to a sustainable economy. Through his research, he aspires to deepen our understanding of the strengths and limitations of finance and financial incentives in tackling the enormous sustainability challenges of our time. His works have won awards at a number of conferences including the EFiC Conference in Banking and Corporate Finance, WFA and SWFA.