Karin S. Thorburn is an Adjunct Full Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the Research Chair Professor of Finance at NHH Norwegian School of Economics. Prior to joining NHH in 2009, she was a faculty member at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College for 11 years.
Thorburn’s research focuses on takeovers, bankruptcy, IPOs, corporate governance, corporate debt, and corporate social responsibility. She regularly publishes in the top academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
Thorburn is a Research Associate of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London and a Research Affiliate of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) in Brussels.
She is a Director of the boards of Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA, Argentum Asset Management AS, Nussir ASA, Green LNG Services AS, Preferred Global Health AS, and Horus of Norway AS. She has been a member of several expert groups that assess asset allocation and the effects of climate and geopolitical risks on the investment strategies of the Norwegian Oil Fund.
Thorburn holds a Ph.D. in financial economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
