Dr. Burcu Esmer

Dr. Burcu Esmer is the Academic Co-Director at Wharton Harris Family Alternative Investments Program and Senior Lecturer of Finance at the Wharton School. Dr. Esmer teaches private equity and corporate finance in Wharton Executive Education and degree programs. She is the recipient of Wharton Teaching Excellence Reward for the academic year 2018-2019. Dr. Esmer works closely with various non-profit organizations that aim to increase diversity in asset management industries. She is the Academic Director of Wharton-AltFinance Institute and Girls Who Invest (GWI) Summer Intensive Program. Dr. Esmer also serves on the Advisory Board of GWI. Dr. Esmer earned her B.Sc. in Economics and Minor in Mathematics from the Middle East Technical University (Turkiye) with Highest Honor (Summa Cum Laude), her M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Iowa.