He is the John M. Schiff Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business and is currently on the Executive Committee of the Salomon Center of the Study of Financial Institutions.
[1] Saunders has taught at New York University since 1978, and his teaching and research have specialized in financial institutions and international banking.
He has also served as a visiting professor all over the world, including at INSEAD, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of Melbourne.
[1] Saunders holds positions on the Board of Academic Consultants of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors as well as on the Council of Research Advisors for the Federal National Mortgage Association.
In addition, he has acted as a visiting scholar at the comptroller of the Currency and at the Federal Monetary Fund.