The Society is a global network of academics and practitioners dedicated to sharing research and ideas in the fast growing field of financial econometrics. It is an independent non-profit membership organisation currently housed at New York University.

The society runs conferences and activities around the world at the intersection of finance and econometrics, and operates a leading publication the Journal of Financial Econometrics.

Oliver Linton is a Professor of Political Economy and Econometrics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College. Author of ‘The Models and Methods of Financial Econometrics‘, he is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

“I’m delighted to be elected president at this exciting time for the discipline, and it’s an honour to be president of the society and to help promote its purpose.” says Professor Linton”