Securities

Rui Albuquerque

Education & Credentials B.A. (magna cum laude), Economics – Portuguese Catholic University M.A., Economics – University of Rochester Ph.D., Economics – University of Rochester   Experience Rui Albuquerque is Associate Professor of Finance and Dean’s Research Fellow at the Boston University Questrom School of Business…

Christopher Alt

Education & Credentials B.A., Political Science - Bowdoin College M.P.A. - University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Ph. D., Finance and Applied Economics (Cabot Fellow) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School Chartered Financial Analyst (C.F.A.) - CFA Insitute FINRA Series 7, 63 Experience Chris Alt is an adjunct...

Mark N. Broadie

Education & Credentials BS, Operations Research/Industrial Engineering and Mathematics – Cornell University Ph.D., Operations Research – Stanford University   Experience Mark Broadie is the Carson Family Professor of Business at Columbia University and the Research Director for the Program for Financial Studies. Professor Broadie teaches…

Roberts W. Brokaw III

Education & Credentials BA & MA (combined), Economics – Yale University MBA – Harvard Business School Series 7, 24 and 63 Securities Licenses – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)   Experience Roberts Brokaw has three decades of client-coverage and transaction investment banking experience, most recently…

William J. Chambers

Education & Credentials BA, Economics and History – College of Wooster MA and M. Phil., Economics – Columbia University Ph.D., Economics – Columbia University   Experience Bill Chambers is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Finance at Boston University’s Metropolitan College, where he joined the faculty…

Ronald H. Filler

Education & Credentials BA – University of Illinois JD – George Washington University Law School LLM, Taxation – Georgetown University Law Center   Experience Ronald H. Filler is a Professor of Law and Director of the Financial Services Law Institute at New York Law School,…

Tamar Frankel

Education & Credentials LLM – Harvard Law School SJD – Harvard Law School   Experience Professor Tamar Frankel has written and taught in the areas of mutual funds, securitization, financial system regulation, fiduciary law and corporate governance. She is the author of The Ponzi Scheme…

R. Philip Giles

Education & Credentials MBA – Ohio State University MBA, Health Care Management – Boston University School of Management Ph.D., Business Economics – Columbia University   Experience Philip Giles is an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School, where he teaches courses in…

Timothy Hurley

Education & Credentials BS, Civil Engineering – University of Notre Dame BA, General Studies – University of Notre Dame MBA – Columbia University   Experience Timothy Hurley is an investment banker with over three decades of experience. He has held senior positions with three major…

Bradford Jordan

Education & Credentials BS, Business Administration — University of Florida Ph.D., Finance — University of Florida   Experience Bradford D. Jordan is Professor of Finance and holder of the Richard W. and Janis H. Furst Endowed Chair in Finance in the Gatton College of Business…

Darren J. Kisgen

Education & Credentials BA, Mathematics & Economics – Washington University BS, Business Administration – Washington University Ph.D., Finance – University of Washington   Experience Darren Kisgen is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Prior to receiving his…

Laurie Krigman

Education & Credentials BA, Economics – William Smith College MBA, Finance – Syracuse University Ph.D., Finance – University of Colorado   Experience Laurie Krigman is an Associate Professor of Finance and holder of the Peter Black Senior Term Chair at Babson College. Prior to joining…

Barclay T. Leib

Education & Credentials A.B. – Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School of International & Public Affairs – Wilson Scholar graduate FINRA Series 7, 63, 65 Registered research-only RIA ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Experience Barclay T. Leib, provides outsourced due diligence on…

Dennis E. Logue

Education & Credentials AB, English – Fordham University MBA – Rutgers University Ph.D., Managerial Economics, Finance and Marketing – Cornell University   Experience Dennis Logue is Professor Emeritus at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, and the Chairman of the Board…

Evgeny Lyandres

Education & Credentials B.A., Economics and Accounting – Ben Gurion University M. Sc., Finance and Accounting – Tel Aviv University, Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration M. Sc., Applied Economics – University of Rochester, William E. Simon School of Business Ph. D., Finance – University of Rochester, William E. Simon School of…

Donald M. May

Education & Credentials BSBA, Accounting – Roosevelt University Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – State of Illinois MBA, Finance – University of Chicago Ph.D., Financial Economics – University of Chicago   Experience Don May possesses over 25 years’ experience in consulting, valuation and litigation support as…

Susan Mangiero

Education & Credentials BA, Economics – George Mason University MA, Economics – George Washington University MBA, Finance – New York University Stern School of Business Ph.D., Finance – University of Connecticut Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder – CFA Institute Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) –…

Stanley D. Monsowitz

Education & Credentials BS, Math – City College of New York MS, Mathematics – Yeshiva University MBA – St. John’s University Ph.D., Mathematics (ABD) – New York University   Experience Stan Monsowitz has over 25 years of experience in back-office information systems design, due diligence,…

Brad Orelowitz

Education & Credentials Bachelor of Commerce – University of South Africa Honors Bachelor of Accounting Science – University of South Africa MBA, Finance – Boston University Questrom School of Business Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Commonwealth of Massachusetts Experience Brad Orelowitz has almost 30 years of experience…

Charles J. Plohn, Jr.

Education & Credentials AB – Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University MBA – The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania   Experience Charles Plohn, Jr.’s distinguished career has spanned over 45 years on Wall Street, including 34 years (1974-2008) at Merrill Lynch…

Paul Rosenbaum

Education & Credentials BS, Electrical Engineering – Cornell University MBA, Marketing – Harvard Business School Certificate of Advanced Engineering Study – Cornell University   Experience Paul Rosenbaum has five decades of experience in the fields of venture capital, private equity, technology, marketing, operations and business…

Gary R. Rotenberg

Education & Credentials BA, English – Columbia College JD – Hofstra University MBA – Columbia Business School Series 7, 63 and 66 Securities Licenses – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)   Experience Gary Rotenberg has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years…

James K. Seward

Education & Credentials BS, Business Administration – Georgetown University MBA – University of Maryland Ph.D., Finance – University of Wisconsin-Madison Experience James K. Seward is an Associate Professor of Business Administration and the Prochnow Fellow in Finance at the Graduate School of Business at the…

Nejat Seyhun

Education & Credentials BS, Electrical Engineering – Northwestern University MS, Applied Economics – University of Rochester Ph.D., Finance – University of Rochester   Experience Nejat Seyhun is a Professor of Finance and Jerome B. and Eilene M. York Professor of Business Administration at the University…

Israel Shaked

Education & Credentials BA, Statistics – Hebrew University of Jerusalem BA, Economics – Hebrew University of Jerusalem MBA – Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctor of Business Administration – Harvard Business School   Experience Israel Shaked is a Founder and Managing Director of The Michel-Shaked Group,…

Robert A. Strong

Education & Credentials BS, Engineering – United States Military Academy MS, Business Administration – Boston University Ph.D., Finance – Penn State University Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – CFA Institute   Experience Bob Strong is Professor of Finance and University Foundation Professor of Investment Education at…

Robert R. Trout

Education & Credentials BS, Math & Economics – University of Oregon MBA, Finance – UCLA Ph.D., Financial Economics – UCLA Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – CFA Institute   Experience Robert R. Trout has over three decades of experience in the fields of finance, economics and…

Joel M. Vanden

Education & Credentials BS, Engineering – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MBA – University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D., Finance – University of California, Berkeley   Experience Joel Vanden is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State…

David W. Wiley

Education & Credentials BA, Business Administration and English – Principia College MBA, Finance – Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – CFA Institute   Experience Dave Wiley has more than 25 years of experience in finance, investments, business valuation, and continuing…

Christianna Wood

Education & Credentials BA, Economics (cum laude) – Vassar College MBA, Finance – New York University Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – CFA Institute Charter in Alternative Investments (CAIA) – CAIA Association   Experience Christianna Wood has deep experience in asset management and capital markets issues,...

Adam Zawadowski

Education & Credentials MS, Engineering Physics – Budapest University of Technology and Economics MA, Economics – Central European University Ph.D., Economics – Princeton University   Experience Adam Zawadowski is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Boston University Questrom School of Business. Before joining Questrom, he…

First Solar Securities Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

The Michel-Shaked Group, led by Stephen Kempainen, together with affiliated expert Valerie Davisson, provided consulting and expert testimony regarding disclosures made by solar panel manufacturer First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR). After years of litigation and shortly before the trial was to commence, First Solar agreed to pay $350 million to settle the class action lawsuit.