DERA_Chyhe K Becker
Chyhe Becker

Acting Director
Acting Chief Economist
Office of the Director

Education Summary

  • Ph.D. Finance, University of Chicago, 1998
  • M.B.A. Finance, University of Chicago, 1998
  • B.A. Psychology, Yale University, 1985

Fields of Interest

  • Financing Policy and Capital Structure
  • Bankruptcy and Liquidation
  • Capital Budgeting
  • Deputy Director, Deputy Chief Economist
    Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    2019-2021
  • Acting Chief Economist and Acting Director
    Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    2018–2019
  • Associate Director of the Office of Litigation Economics
    Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    2015–2018
  • Assistant Director of the Office of Litigation Economics
    Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    2009–2015
  • Assistant Chief Economist
    Office of Economic Analysis
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    2008–2009
  • Principal
    Chicago Partners, LLC
    2006–2008
  • Principal
    Economic Consulting
    Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
    2003–2006
  • Senior Manager
    Economic Consulting
    Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
    2002–2003
  • Senior Manager
    Economic Consulting Arthur Andersen LLP
    2000–2002
  • Manager
    Economic Consulting Arthur Andersen LLP
    1997–2000
  • Lecturer
    Graduate School of Business
    University of Chicago
    1997
  • Kim, Chyhe, 1998, The Effects of Asset Liquidity: Evidence from the Contract Drilling Industry, Journal of Financial Intermediation 7: 151-176.

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