Prof. Jonathan M Karpoff

Jonathan M. Karpoff is the Washington Mutual Endowed Chair in Innovation and Professor of Finance at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.  Jon’s research explores how economic insights provide insight to many puzzles and problems, from Alaska’s salmon fisheries to corporate crime and punishment to polar exploration. A recent study finds that Jon’s research impact ranks in the top 1% of all scientists worldwide.  Jon also loves teaching and learning from students, and at the Foster School’s Executive MBA and PhD programs, he has received 16 teaching and mentorship awards since 2010.

Jon’s serves on the boards of several leading research journals and the Financial Economists Roundtable, and this year initiated a new mentoring project for the American Finance Association’s Committee on Racial Diversity.  He also is on Board for the Plain Valley Ski Trails and Plain Valley Nordic Team, which supports barrier-free access to cross-country skiing for young people and the most kick-ass junior Nordic ski team in the Pacific Northwest!  This coming winter you can catch him as an assistant coach for the team, chasing 10-year old kids around on skis and falling down a lot.  

Fun facts: Jon’s passion for Adventure Skate Skiing was the topic of a Wall Street Journal article, and in July 2022, Jon became the 86th person to summit all of the Bulger Top 100 peaks in Washington state.

For information on Jon’s research or teaching materials, or a link to his personal site, visit his UW page, SSRN page, or Google Scholar page.