George C. Chacko is an associate professor at Harvard Business School (HBS) in the finance area. He is also a managing director at IFL in New York. Professor Chacko's work has focused on transaction costs and liquidity risk in capital markets, portfolio construction by institutions and individuals, and the analysis and application of derivative securities. He holds a Ph.D. in business economics from Harvard University and dual master's degrees in business economics (Harvard University) and business administration (University of Chicago). He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.