William Forsyth Sharpe Scientist

William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is an American economist. He is the STANCO 25 Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.Sharpe was one of the originators of the capital asset pricing model, created the Sharpe ratio for risk-adjusted investment performance analysis, contributed to the development of the binomial method for the valuation of options, the gradient method for asset allocation optimization, and returns-based style analysis for evaluating the style and performance of investment funds.

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William Forsyth Sharpe
Birth dateJune 16, 1934
Birth place
Boston , United States
Nationality
United States
Education
University of California Los Angeles
Known for
Sharpe ratio
Capital asset pricing model

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Scientist

awards
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
doctoral advisor
Harry Markowitz
Armen Alchian
doctoral student
Howard Sosin
Field of study
Economics

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