Ludovic Phalippou

Fireside Chat & Q&A w/ KEYNOTE SPEAKER – LUDOVIC PHALIPPOU on his controversial book, “Private Equity Laid Bare” | 2:35 pm

Ludovic is Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Oxford Said Business School and Head of the Finance, Accounting & Management Economics group at the University of Oxford Said Business School. He authored the best-selling book « private equity laid bare » and has been named as one of “The 40 Most Outstanding Business School Profs Under 40 In The World” by the business education website Poets&Quants in 2014. He specialises in the areas of private equity that are of interest to investors in that asset class, such as fee tracking, interest alignment, and return benchmarking. Ludovic has strong links with the industry, routinely speaks at practitioner conferences, and appears in the media internationally. Ludovic’s research papers have been widely cited in academia, in the press, and in regulatory circles. He worked with a number of large institutional investors on their private equity investment decisions and benchmarking systems. At Oxford, Ludovic teaches ‘Asset Management’ and ‘Private Equity’. Ludovic achieved a degree in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics; a Master in Economics and a Master in Mathematical Finance both from the University of Southern California; and a PhD in Finance from INSEAD. Ludovic has two main hobbies: tasting great wines, and racing road bikes.