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Paul Gompers

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Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director at Spur Capital Partners · Advisor at Xfund

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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About

Paul Gompers is an Advisor to Xfund and the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, with appointments in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management areas. He earned an A.B. in biology from Harvard College, an M.Sc. in economics from Oxford University as a Marshall Fellow, and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard, and previously taught finance at the University of Chicago. His research addresses the structure, governance, and performance of private equity funds, financing and incentives for private firms, and the long-run performance of newly public companies.

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Experience

  1. Harvard Business SchoolEugene Holman Professor of Business Administrationcurrent1995 — present
  2. Spur Capital PartnersCo-Founder and Non-Executive Directorcurrent2001 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Business Administration1993 — 1995Greater Chicago Area
  4. Bayer ChemicalResearcher1985 — 1986Leverkusen, Germany

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Gompers?
Paul Gompers is an Advisor to Xfund and the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, with appointments in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management areas. He earned an A.B. in biology from Harvard College, an M.Sc. in economics from Oxford University as a Marshall Fellow, and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard, and previously taught finance at the University of Chicago. His research addresses the structure, governance, and performance of private equity funds, financing and incentives for private firms, and the long-run performance of newly public companies.
Where does Paul Gompers work?
Paul Gompers is Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director at Spur Capital Partners.
Where did Paul Gompers go to school?
Paul Gompers studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Economics); University of Oxford (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Economics); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology).

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