Biography

Gonzalo Maturana joined the Goizueta Business School in 2015 after completing his PhD in Finance at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.

Professor Maturana’s primary research focuses are in corporate finance, household finance, real estate finance, and conflicts of interest. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and Management Science. His research has also appeared in nonacademic outlets such as Bloomberg, MarketWatch, and the CFA digest. Among his awards are the Michael J. Brennan Award for best paper in the Review of Financial Studies in 2017 and the Rising Scholar Award for best paper by a young researcher in the Review of Financial Studies in 2020.

Prior to joining the faculty at Goizueta, Professor Maturana held positions at the University of Chile and IM Trust, a Chilean investment bank. At Goizueta, he has taught Corporate Finance to undergraduate students, Financial Services to MBA students, and Applied Methods in Corporate Finance to PhD students.

Education

  • PhD in Finance
    The University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business
  • MA in Applied Economics
    University of Chile - Center for Applied Economics
  • BS in Engineering
    University of Chile - School of Engineering