Eugene F. Fama is the central scholar whose groundbreaking work inspired the founding of the Dimensional Fund Advisor firm. The author of the efficient markets hypothesis that underlies all of Dimensional’s products, Professor Fama helped develop the firm’s process, continues to supply key research, and helps keep the firm abreast of research in academia. Widely perceived as the “father of modern finance,” he has brought an empirical and scientific rigor to the field of investment management, transforming the way finance is viewed and conducted.

Professor Fama remains involved in the operations of the firm by serving on the board of directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. He is also a member of its Investment Policy Committee, and in this capacity continues to advise on many of the firm’s strategies. He is also a frequent speaker at Dimensional conferences and seminars.

The author of two books and numerous articles, Professor Fama is among the most prolific and cited of America’s researchers. He focuses much of his study on market prices and implications for portfolio management. He is also an advisory editor of the Journal of Financial Economics and a fellow of the Econometric Society in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Awarded the Chaire Francqui (Belgian National Science Prize) in 1982, Professor Fama was also granted honorary law degrees by the University of Rochester and DePaul University. An active windsurfer and mountain biker, he was recently inducted into the Malden (Mass.) Catholic High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Professor Fama received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1964. He also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Tufts University.