Department of Finance
Ivan Oscar Asensio brings to USF more than 15-years of professional experience at global investment banks. He has worked at HSBC, Merrill Lynch &…
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2013, M.A., International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2011, M.S., Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2005, B.S., Finance, University of Southern California, 1998, B.A., Mathematics, University of Southern California, 1998
Professor Ludwig B. Chincarini brings to USF over fifteen years of professional experience in the financial industry, specializing in portfolio…
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995, B.A., Economics (Summa Cum Laude), University of California at Berkeley, 1991
Xiaoya (Sara) Ding is an associate professor of finance in the School of Management. Her research interests are primarily in international finance,…
Education
Ph.D., Finance, School of Business, Queen’s University, Canada, M.A., Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Canada, M.A., Finance, School of Economics, Nankai University, China, B.A., Finance, School of Economics, Nankai University, ChinaExpertise
International finance, empirical corporate finance, and empirical asset pricing
Assistant Professor John Gonzales is internationally recognized for his service work as an economist focusing on transition economies, emerging…
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1983, M.A., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1980, B.A., Economics, California State University, Fullerton, 1978
Robert Mefford, Professor of Finance, brings a breadth of international experience to USF, with research emphasis on global supply chains, lean…
Education
Ph.D., International Business, University of California, Berkeley, 1983, M.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1981, M.B.A., Management, University of California, Los Angeles, 1966, B.S., Industrial Management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1965
Finance Department Chair Frank Ohara is recognized for his dedication to teaching excellence by the School of Management as the eight-time recipient…
Education
Post Doctorate, Finance & Accounting, Hough Graduate School of Business, University of Florida, J.D., Santa Clara University, CA, B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Mehrnoush Shahhosseini is an assistant professor of finance at the McLaren & Masagung School of Management at the University of San Francisco…
Education
Ph.D. in Economics (Finance), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2016, M.A. in Economics, Sharif University of Technology 2010, B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Alzahra University 2007
Manuel Tarrazo has taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses throughout his career at USF, including: financial management, investment…
Education
PhD, Economics and Finance, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 1993, MA, Economics, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 1985, Licenciado, Economics (with concentration in Business and Public Finance), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 1981Expertise
Corporate finance, financial management, investment analysis, entrepreneurial finance, and investing
Professor Nicholas Tay’s research focuses on building theoretical models and conducting empirical studies to understand how human behaviors and…