Orly Sade


Orly Sade or אורלי שדה is a financial economist based out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who has been noted for her research regarding behavioral and experimental finance and crowdfunding platforms. Sade is the Israel Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Finance, School of Business Administration at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the first female professor in the field of finance at Hebrew University.

Education and academic career

Sade has finished her BA degree in Business Administration and Economics as well as her MBA degree in Business Administration at the Tel Aviv University, Israel. In 2001 she had finished her Ph.D. in Finance at the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah.
Since 2013 Sade is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Finance, School of Business Administration, Hebrew University of Jerusalemw, here she served as director of the BA program. She is the first woman in Israel to become an Associate Professor with tenure in the field of Finance.
Sade is a Visiting Associate Professor in the finance department at the Stern School of Business, NYU. In the past, she worked as a visiting Associate Professor in different universities such as IE in Madrid, EIEF in Rome, NES in Moscow and at NYU Shanghai. Sade is an experimental economist based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Sade has been noted for her research with Dan Marom regarding crowdfunding platforms. She is the first female professor in the field of finance at Hebrew University.

Other Work

Besides her academic work, Sade, advises financial institutions and companies in the fields of finance, debt offerings, and tenders. Since 2017 Sade is a Director at "Clal Insurance company".
In the past, Sade worked in the Banking Supervision Department of the Bank of Israel and was a member of the advisory board of the Israeli Ministry of Finance as well as the board of directors of the Israeli Securities Authority. Sade also served as a member of the investment committee for the “Hadassah” pension fund and the Investment Committee of the Hebrew University Workers Fund. Sade was a member of the board of directors of the Hebrew University provident fund and an outside director at Sigma Mutual Funds.

Research

Sade's main fields of research are behavioral and experimental finance, financial auctions and market microstructures, the design of financial markets as well as Crowdfunding. Sade's research is published in scientific Journals and presented at conferences worldwide. Sade received academic grants and awards including multiple grants from the Israel Science Foundation as well as the Abe Gray awards from the President of the Hebrew University. Sade has conducted research into pensions and found that people with less financial knowledge are less likely to take advantage of their available options. She's also found that people with good finances check their financial options more often than those with poor finances, who tends to "bury their heads in the sand."

Main Publications

Sade co-authored a children book that teaches young people some of the basics of economics:
• Sade, O. & Neurborne, E.. How Ella Grew An Electric Guitar. New York: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform