03/12/2018
Happy return from break!
On Wednesday evening there will be an informal reception with Dr. Michael Pagano from Villanova in Chambers 2196. This is a drop-in event with brownies and drinks! His bio is attached below:
Michael S. Pagano, Ph.D., CFA
Recent Research Activity
Michael S. Pagano is The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance at Villanova University. Professor Pagano conducts empirical and theoretical analyses related to various issues in market microstructure, financial institution management, risk management, international finance, fixed income, and investments. He has published in numerous finance journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial Markets, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. Professor Pagano serves as an associate editor of The Financial Review and on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Managerial Finance and Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting. He was also a Research Policy Board Member at the Journal of Financial Research, as well as a guest editor and former associate editor of the Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies. Professor Pagano has been a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Costa Rica, as well as a visiting professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand and the American U. of Rome, and has received several awards for both teaching excellence and academic scholarship.
Business, Consulting, and Media Experience
Prior to earning his doctorate and joining the Villanova University faculty, Professor Pagano spent over 10 years in the financial services industry. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation and has experience both in commercial lending activities at Citibank and in investment valuation analysis at a financial consulting firm, International Capital Markets Corp., as well as Reuters America. In addition, he has been a consultant to organizations such as Deutsche Börse, American Bankers Association, Cantor Exchange, Citibank, Fidelity Investments, and Aqua America. Professor Pagano is also a commentator on financial institutions and market structure issues and has been quoted in media sources such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Associated Press, CNBC’s Squawk Box and Closing Bell, Bloomberg TV, Wall Street Journal Radio, and Bloomberg Radio.
Leadership, Governance, and Administrative Experience
At Villanova University, he is the Academic Director of the M.S. in Finance program, as well as Program Chair of the annual Mid-Atlantic Research Conference in Finance (MARC), and has participated in numerous academic initiatives such as developing and launching the Executive MBA program, the M.S. in Finance program, the Institute for Research in Advanced Financial Technology, the Financial Research Scholars Training program (FiRST), and the award-winning Applied Finance Lab. Professor Pagano has also served on the University Endowment Investment Committee.
In addition to his duties at Villanova University, Professor Pagano serves as a member of both FINRA’s Market Regulation Committee, providing advice to industry-led initiatives to improve the structure and regulation of U.S. financial markets. Professor Pagano also serves as a Trustee and Board Member of Alpha Architect’s family of ETFs, as a well as a Supervisory Committee Member and Volunteer to the Board of Directors of Citadel Federal Credit Union. He has also been a member of Bloomberg’s Tradebook Advisory Council.
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