Markus Lithell

Biography

Dr. Lithell's research interests are in empirical corporate finance, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the relationship between public and private sources of financing. His work has been published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and presented at major conferences like the AFA Annual Meeting, FIRS Conference, and SFS Cavalcade. He teaches courses in corporate finance. Dr. Lithell came to Virginia Tech from the Norwegian School of Economics (PhD) by way of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Postdoc). Outside of work, he enjoys hiking and music.

Education

• Ph.D. in Finance, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, 2023
• M.S. in Economics and Business Administration, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, 2017
• B.S. in Business and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 2013