David Gershon is a Full Professor in the Finance and Banking Department at the Hebrew University Business School. He is the founder of the Gershon FinTech Center at the Hebrew University.
Gershon is an expert in both FinTech and options models and pricing, and has led the global fintech sector for the past 25 years. His research addresses option modeling and pricing, and he has published a universal option pricing model that reflects option pricing in all asset classes: currency, interest rates, commodities, and equities.
His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Finance Monthly, Acquisition International, FX-MM, the Financial Times, Institutional Investor, Bloomberg Businessweek, Sunday Business, Globes, and Haaretz.
Prof. Gershon was inducted into the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame in 2012. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the CEO of the Year by Acquisition International. He has been ranked in the Top 50 Most Influential People in Financial Technology by Institutional Investor, and took second place for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year.
Prof. Gershon earned his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Tel Aviv University. He holds an M.Sc. in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management; and in Theoretical Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science. Additionally, he holds an MBA in Finance and a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from Tel Aviv University.
In addition to his academic experience, Prof. Gershon founded SuperDerivatives, a global leading vendor in derivatives and financial data, where he served as CEO and Chair. Before SuperDerivatives, he had a successful career on Wall Street, serving as the Global Head of Exotic Options and Emerging Markets Derivatives Trader for Barclays Capital, Currency Options Quant, trader for Deutsche Bank, and Mortgages Derivatives Quant for Bank of America.
He teaches the courses Introduction to FinTech, and Entrepreneurship in FinTech.
- In the News
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Finance Monthly: September 2016, “The Game Changer: Dr. David Gershon, The Person that brought transparency into options and transformed the options market”
Acquisition-International: April 2016: Cover page of the magazine, “CEO of The Year, New York” http://www.acquisition-intl.com/2016-ceo-of-the-year-new-york
FX-MM: September 2012: Cover page of the magazine, “SuperDerivatives- A Real Time Market Data Revolution” https://www.fx-mm.com/article/18394/superderivatives-real-time-market-data-revolution/
Financial times: 9 May 2001, July 24 2001, 30 October 2002, 17 November 2003, 22 April 2004, 27 May 2004, June 15, 2005 22 September 2005,
Wall Street Journal: 10 December 2004 Institutional investor: September 2002, March 2005, April 2006, August 2007, November 2008, September 13, August 14 BusinessWeek: 19 February 2007
New York Times: November 3, 2004
Sunday Business: 2 December 2001
Globes: 27-28 April 2006, 7-8 July 2008
Haaretz: April 26, 2004, March 21 2007, December 24 2006, 8 July 2008
- Awards & Honors
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Personal Awards
2016: Awarded “CEO of the Year, New York” by Acquisition-International
2012: Inducted into the exclusive Inside Market Data Hall of Fame http://www.waterstechnology.com/inside-market-data/special/2180044/inside-market-hall-fame-davidgershon-physicist
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014: Ranked among “The Tech 50” – 50 most influential people in Financial Technology by Institutional Investor magazine
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010: Ranked among “Online Finance 40- The Financial Technology Sector’s Top 40 Stars” by Institutional Investor magazine
2008: Took the second place in the category “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young
Professional Awards
2014: “Best Data Provider for Derivatives”, Inside Market Data
2014: “Contract Win of The Year”, Inside Market Data
2013: “Best Data Provider for Derivatives”, Inside Market Data
2013: “Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative”, Inside Market Data
2013: “Best New Data Product”, Inside Market Data
2013: “Excellence in Data Providing and Derivatives”, IAIR Banking and Finance Awards
2013: “Data Product Launch of the Year”, Global Derivatives Awards
2012: “Best Data Provider for Derivatives”, Inside Market Data
2012: “Best Risk Management and Option Pricing Provider”, FX week
2012: “Best New Data Product”, Inside Market Data
2012: “Excellence in Data Providing and Derivatives”, IAIR Banking and Finance Awards
2011: “Best Data Provider for Derivatives”, Inside Market Data
2011: “Best Pricing and Analytics in Forex”, FX Magazine
2011: “Best innovation in risk management”, Futures and Options World Awards
2010: “Best Data Provider for Derivatives”, Inside Market Data
2008: “Best Vendor for Risk Management and Options Pricing Software Award”, FX Week
2007: “Best Data Provider for Derivatives”, Inside Market Data
2007: “Buy-Side innovation”, The Banker Technology Awards
2006: “Best pricing and risk management system”, FX Week Awards
2005: “Best Non-Bank Foreign Exchange Options Pricing”, Euromoney Technology Awards
2005: “Most Used in Non-Bank Foreign Exchange Options Pricing”, Euromoney Technology Awards
2005: “Overall Used Most in Non-Bank Foreign Exchange Options Pricing”, Euromoney Technology
2005: “Best Risk Management and Pricing System Vendor”, FX Week Awards
2004: “Best Risk Management and Pricing System Vendor”, FX Week Awards
2003: “Best Non-Bank Foreign Exchange Options Pricing Platform”, Euromoney Technology Awards
2003: “Best Risk Management and Pricing System Vendor”, FX Week Awards