About me

Jesper Rangvid is an academic with extensive industry experience.

As a Professor of Finance at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Jesper has made research contributions to a wide range of topics in finance, including asset pricing, financial crises, international finance, financial institutions, and household finance. 

He is the author of: How Low Interest Rates Change the World, published by Oxford University Press in 2025, a book that explores how falling interest rates impact the world. Rentefald is the Danish version of the book, also published in 2025.

From Main Street to Wall Street, published by Oxford University Press in 2021, explores the relationship between the macroeconomy and financial markets. He also authors Rangvid’s Blog, where he shares insights on finance and economics. 

At CBS, Jesper serves as Associate Dean, overseeing the CBS Executive MBA programme, and codirects the Pension Research Center (PeRCent).

In addition to his academic achievements, Jesper Rangvid has extensive experience serving on commissions and boards of non-executive directors of both private and public organizations. Currently, he chairs the Council for Return Expectation and sits on the boards of Advantage Investment Partners, Finansiel Stabilitet (the Danish Financial Resolution Authority), and Formuepleje.

In 2012–2013, Jesper chaired the government-appointed committee that examined the causes and consequences of the financial crisis in Denmark, producing what is commonly known as the ‘Rangvid-report’.

His expertise is frequently sought by Danish and international media on economic and financial matters, and he is a popular speaker within the financial community.

Outside of his professional life, Jesper is married, has two grown-up children, and enjoys running, favouring distances between 15 and 25 kilometres. He lives outside Copenhagen but spends as much time as possible in Spain, just south of Barcelona.

Here is a link to my full cv: CV