Richard S. Ruback

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Richard S. Ruback
Alma mater University of Rochester
OccupationEconomist
Known forWillard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School

Richard S. Ruback is an American economist currently the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at the Harvard Business School. [1] [2] He previously taught at the MIT Sloan School of Management. [1] He earned his PhD from the University of Rochester. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Richard S. Ruback". hbs.edu. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, Royce (January 2017). "Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship". Harvard Business Review. hbr.org. Retrieved April 27, 2017.