Hendrik Bessembinder is a professor at Arizona State University, as well as the Francis J. and Mary B. Labriola Endowed Chair in Competitive Business at the university's W.P. Carey School of Business. He previously held positions at Emory University, the University of Utah, and the University of Rochester. Hendrik's research focuses on market design and trading, including stock, foreign-exchange, fixed-income, futures, and energy markets. He has published numerous articles in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies, among others.
A frequent speaker at conferences, financial markets, and universities around the world, Hendrik has more than 25 years of successful consulting experience, providing strategic advice and analysis for major firms, financial markets, and government agencies. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Washington State University and his PhD from the University of Washington.