William F. Sharpe
Sharpe in 2007
Born	( 1934-06-16 ) June 16, 1934 (age 89) Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	UCLA ( BA , MA )
Known for	Capital asset pricing model Sharpe ratio
Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1990)
Scientific career
Fields	Economics
Institutions	William F. Sharpe Associates Stanford University UC Irvine University of Washington 1961?68 RAND Corporation
Doctoral advisor	Armen Alchian Harry Markowitz (unofficial)
Doctoral students	Howard Sosin

William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is an American economist. He a the professor at Stanford University 's Graduate School of Business. He won the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences . ^[1]

Sharpe was known for his works in capital asset pricing model (CAPM).

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• Personal web site of Dr. Sharpe
• IDEAS/RePEc

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