Philip Kalikman

Dr. Philip Kalikman is an Assistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, and Economics at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK. He specializes in areas including mortgage default and prepayment, housing market dynamics, macroprudential policy, and financial crises. His work integrates structural, computational, and AI/ML modeling to explore the intersection of real estate, regulation, and racial discrimination, focusing on their impact on equality and opportunity.

In addition to his academic endeavors, Dr. Kalikman consults for fintech startups, venture capital firms, hedge funds, and real estate companies. He is an experienced expert witness in real estate and finance, drawing on his extensive professional background. Before pursuing his PhD, he worked with a real estate hedge fund, advised on economic policy for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senators, and collaborated on fintech venture capital initiatives alongside former senior U.S. Treasury officials.

Dr. Kalikman actively contributes to several organizations, including serving on the Board of Land Economy at Cambridge and as a founding Treasurer of Students for Educational Justice, a Connecticut-based racial justice organization. He also holds leadership roles with the New York Festival of Song and is affiliated with professional associations such as the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and the Society for Financial Studies.

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