Martijn Cremers, the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance, was appointed as the Martin J. Gillen Dean for Mendoza College of Business in 2019. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2012, Cremers served on the Yale School of Management faculty from 2002 to 2012. His research and teaching areas are investment management, corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate law, business ethics, and Catholic social thought.
His co-authored paper “How Active is Your Fund Manager? A New Measure that Predicts Performance” (published in 2009 in the Review of Financial Studies) introduced Active Share, an innovative tool for determining the extent of active mutual fund management by measuring the percentage of stock holdings in a manager's portfolio that differs from the benchmark index. Active Share has become widely used in the financial industry and was incorporated in Morningstar Direct and FactSet.
His recent awards and distinctions include receiving an honorary degree and serving as the 2019 commencement speaker for Holy Cross College at Notre Dame in May 2019.
Cremers has long-standing consulting relationships with various investment managers, including State Street Associates and Touchstone Investments. He serves as an independent director at Ariel Investments, an investment company located in Chicago. Cremers is a highly cited researcher and co-founder of Active Share, an innovative tool for determining the extent of active mutual fund management that has become widely used in the financial industry.
A native of the Netherlands, Cremers earned his master’s degree from the Free Universiteit Amsterdam and his Ph.D. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Cremers and his wife Liesbeth reside in South Bend, Indiana, and have six children.