Ilya Strabulaev

Tenured chaired Professor of Finance and Private Equity at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. An expert in venture capital, private equity, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, corporate finance, and financial decision-making. My work has been published and received numerous prizes and awards. My research has been featured in major academic journals as well as a variety of public media, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Founder and faculty director of the Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative that brings together academic researchers and practitioners to advance and promote research and teaching on innovation and venture capital. At Stanford, I teach on venture capital, angel financing, and private equity. I often lead executive workshops to business leaders on venture capital, the ecosystem of Silicon Valley, corporate innovation, strategic financial decision-making, funding of innovation, and investing in the VC industry.