Shrijata Chattopadhyay is an Assistant Professor (Finance) in the School of Management at Binghamton University, SUNY. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Purdue University in 2023. Shrijata’s research focuses on Corporate Finance with particular interest in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Corporate political activism. Her work aims to study the role that private markets play in allocation of capital. Shrijata is passionate about mentoring students, especially in economics and finance with quantitative skills. She has mentored undergraduate and master’s students at Binghamton University. She believes that access to guidance from a diverse network of mentors is essential to academic success.