Magnus Dahlquist holds a seat on IPM’s Board of Directors since 2009. He was also a member of the Board of Directors between 2000 and 2006. At IPM he is the Chairman of the Advisory Board, and responsible for strategic research related issues among the directors. Magnus is a Professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he is also a member of the board. Prior to this, he was Director of the Institute for Financial Research (SIFR) in Stockholm. In addition to this he is a research affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London. His research interests lie in the fields of asset pricing and international finance. Magnus obtained his doctorate at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. He served on the faculty of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University prior to joining the Stockholm School of Economics and SIFR, and has also been a visiting Professor at the London Business School.