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Houman B. Shadab

Biography

Houman B. Shadab is a senior research fellow in the Mercatus Center's Regulatory Studies Program. His work focuses primarily on financial markets and securities regulation. Mr. Shadab regularly publishes in academic journals, speaks at conferences, and is frequently cited by and quoted in the media.

Prior to joining the Mercatus Center in 2006, Mr. Shadab was a securities and commercial litigation attorney in Los Angeles and New York City. 

Mr. Shadab earned a BA in economics with High Honors from the University of California at Berkeley and a JD from the University of Southern California School of Law where he served as the Executive Editor of the Southern California Law Review from 2001-2002.

Articles, Commentary, and Publications

• The Law and Economics of Hedge Funds: Financial Innovation and Investor Protection
• Mercatus On Policy: Sarbanes-Oxley and Innovation By Public Companies
• Mercatus Reports: Winter 2007: Private Securities Exchanges
• Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants
• Innovation and Corporate Governance
• Fending for Themselves
• Public Interest Comment on Dubai Code of Hedge Fund Best Practices
• The Challenge of Hedge Fund Regulation
• Public Interest Comment on Hedge Fund Investor Qualifications
• Some Recipes Are Best Kept Secret

Events

• Hedging Our Bets: Exploring Issues in America’s Financial Services Industry
• Charging Ahead: Exploring Issues in Financial Services
• 2007 Chief of Staff Retreat - Williamsburg, VA
• Access Academia: Out of the Ivory Tower and onto the Hill