Aswath Damodaran is Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University and one of the world's most highly regarded experts on valuation and finance. His books include Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, and Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual. His recent book, Strategic Risk Taking, explores how we think about risk and the implications for risk management. He has received the Stern School of Business Excellence in Teaching Award seven times and was profiled in Business Week as one of the top twelve U.S. business school professors.