David Schumacher, McGill University

Research

financial industry professional diversity female representation Fund management Human Capital Competitive Disruption Financial Technology global investment management

Latest funding

From disruption to transformation: human capital in the asset management industry
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$50,993
Call Me Maybe: Institutional Ownership and Corporate Call Policy
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$17,462
(Why) Are females more successful in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$65,575

All 4 grants and awards

From disruption to transformation: human capital in the asset management industry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schumacher, David

Keywords: Fund management; Human Capital; Competitive Disruption; Financial Technology

$50,993

Call Me Maybe: Institutional Ownership and Corporate Call Policy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Beaumont, Paul

Keywords: Bond ownership; Call policy; Mergers of asset managers; Bond fragility; Real effects of security ownership

$17,462

(Why) Are females more successful in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schumacher, David

Keywords: financial industry; professional diversity; female representation

$65,575

The industrial structure of the global asset management industry and the impact on international financial markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schumacher, David

Keywords: global investment management; financial institutions; international financial markets; international asset pricing

$108,270

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: financial industry Dear Professor Schumacher, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on financial industry connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "From disruption to transformation: human capital in the asset management industry" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]