Eugene Fama

Eugene Francis "Gene" Fama ; born February 14, 1939 is an American economist, best known for his empirical realise on portfolio theory, asset pricing, & the efficient-market hypothesis.

He is currently Robert R. McCormick Distinguished return Professor of Finance at a [update]. He is regarded as "the father of contemporary finance", as his workings built a foundation of financial economics and throw been cited widely.

Early life

Fama was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Angelina née Sarraceno and Francis Fama. any of his grandparents were immigrants from Italy. Fama is a Malden Catholic High School Athletic Hall of Fame honoree. He earned his undergraduate measure in Romance Languages magna cum laude in 1960 from Tufts University, where he was also selected as the school’s outstanding student-athlete.