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Karan Bhanot

Visiting Associate Professor of Finance
Joined Stern: 2008
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West 4th Street, Room 9-71
New York, NY 10012
Email: kbhanot@stern.nyu.edu
Teaches Research Interests
  • Corporate finance
  • The role of debt covenants in credit risk, managerial incentives and optimal capital structure
Academic Background
M.B.A.Indian Institute of Management
Ph.D., FinanceUniversity of Iowa
Biography
Karan Bhanot joined New York University Stern School of Business as a Visiting Associate Professor of Finance in September 2008.

Prior to joining NYU Stern, Professor Bhanot taught at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Iowa, Iowa City, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has also worked as a fixed income trader and manager at Standard Chartered Bank (formerly ANZ) in Bombay.

Professor Bhanot’s research is in the area of corporate finance and has recently focused on the role of debt covenants in credit risk, managerial incentives and optimal capital structure. His research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Business.

Professor Bhanot earned his M.B.A. from The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India, and his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Iowa.