William F. Sharpe

William F. Sharpe is an economist born on June 16, 1934, in Boston, United States. He holds American citizenship and is known for developing the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Sharpe ratio. He was awarded the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Sharpe was educated at Riverside Polytechnic High School and later obtained his higher education at the University of California, Los Angeles. His academic discipline lies in economics, and he works as an economist.

Throughout his career, Sharpe has had various academic relationships. He was a doctoral student under the supervision of Armen Alchian, and he has mentored doctoral student Aparna Gupta. Currently, he is based in the United States.