The Covenant Defeasance Option in Corporate Bonds
Bienz, C., Fluck, Z, & Thorburn, K (2026). "The Covenant Defeasance Option in Corporate Bonds" Review of Financial Studies.
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Version Control Theory, GitHub University, 2018 (expected)
- M.S. in Jekyll, GitHub University, 2014
- B.S. in GitHub, GitHub University, 2012
Work experience
- Spring 2024: Academic Pages Collaborator
- GitHub University
- Duties includes: Updates and improvements to template
- Supervisor: The Users
- Fall 2015: Research Assistant
- GitHub University
- Duties included: Merging pull requests
- Supervisor: Professor Hub
- Summer 2015: Research Assistant
- GitHub University
- Duties included: Tagging issues
- Supervisor: Professor Git
Skills
- Skill 1
- Skill 2
- Sub-skill 2.1
- Sub-skill 2.2
- Sub-skill 2.3
- Skill 3
Publications
Outcomes, Risk-Taking and Incentives: Evidence from Asset Managers
Bienz, C., Bonelli, D., Mjøs, A., & Santos, F. (2026). "Outcomes, risk-taking and incentives: Evidence from asset managers." Journal of Corporate Finance.
Fund Ownership, Wealth, and Risk-Taking: Evidence on Private Equity Managers
Bienz, C., Thorburn, K. S., & Walz, U. (2023). "Fund ownership, wealth, and risk-taking: Evidence on private equity managers." Journal of Financial Intermediation.
The Dynamics of Venture Capital Contracts
Bienz, C., & Hirsch, J. (2012). "The Dynamics of Venture Capital Contracts." Review of Finance.
Venture Capital Exit Rights
Bienz, C., & Walz, U. (2010). "Venture Capital Exit Rights." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.
Talks
Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at London School of Testing, London, UK
Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Tutorial at UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing Science, Berkeley, CA, USA
Talk 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at UC San Francisco, Department of Testing, San Francisco, CA, USA
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Currently signed in to 43 different slack teams