General Motors
Operational Excellence & Business Intelligence Manager
Dissertation: Effects of Employee Voice Behavior on Organizational Effectiveness: An Examination in Automobile Dealerships

MBA: Michigan State University
MSME: Campinas State University
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University of Florida
Dir., Bergstrom Real Estate Center
Dissertation: REIT Development Activity and its Impact on Returns

MBA: Florida Gulf Coast University
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Director of Operations
WellMed Medical Management-Houston
Dissertation: Regulatory Focus as a Predictor of Employee Burnout

University of Maryland, University College, Masters Healthcare Administration

Levi Strauss & Company
Vice President LSA Real Estate
Dissertation: Choosing Your Neighbors Wisely: How Proximity to Key Cotenants and Wholesale Accounts Affects the Sales and Site Selection Criteria of a National Retail Apparel Chain

MBA: Emory University

Manager, PATH Financial Services
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Dissertation: Stock Market Returns, Volatility and Economic Policy Uncertainty Across North American and Caribbean Economies

MBA: Fordham University

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Partner
Dissertation: AI is Not Ready to Conduct Unsupervised Tax Research

Master of Taxation: University of Denver

MAU Workforce Solutions
Chief Marketing Officer
Dissertation: Application of the Technology Acceptance Model to the Adoption of AI of Artificial Intelligence by Salespeople

MBA: Augusta University
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Morgan Creek Digital
General Partner
Dissertation: Nations of Wealth: The Adoption of Cryptocurrency by Sovereign Nations

MBA: Rollins College
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Aravaipa Ventures
Managing Partner
Dissertation: Examining Acquisition Valuations: The Impact of Financial Factors on Small Business Firm Value

MBA, Harvard Business School

Bank of America
Consumer Analytics Executive
Dissertation: The Changing (or Not Changing) Influence of Management Journals

MBA: Queens University of Charlotte
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Cessna Pilots Magazine
Aviation Writer
Dissertation: Organizational Design Makes A Difference: The Impact Of Operational Control On the Financial Performance of Small Businesses

MBA: Columbia University

Kinetica
Chief Marketing Officer
Dissertation: AI in Marketing: Using Image Content as a Predictor of Sales in Online Marketplaces

MBA: Texas Tech University

Montanti Advisory Services, Inc.
Private Wealth Advisor, VP & COO

MBA: Pennsylvania State University

APR Energy LLC
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Dissertation: Leader Profanity and Its Implications for Follower Reactions

MS Engineering: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Program Management Executive, Green PM Consulting
CEO & Managing Broker, Real Estates Market
Dissertation: Real estate Crowdfunding Platforms: What Factors Contribute to Higher Realized Returns?

MS Mgmt Info Systems: Florida International University
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Valmont Industries
Director of Operations
Dissertation: The Effects of Crisis on Firm Innovativeness and Resulting Market Value: Insights into Managing Innovation During Crises

MBA: University of Florida

US Navy
Instructor Pilot
Dissertation: An Examination of State and Local Government Tax and Non-Tax Revenues and Their Sensitivities to Economic Fluctuations

MBA: University of Southern California

Bank of England
Sales Manager
Dissertation: The Effects of Personality, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation on Leader Effectiveness

MBA: University of Alabama

Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University
Professor of the Practice
Department of Accounting and Legal Studies
Dissertation: Investigation of the Severity of Embezzlement as Predicted by Demographic Variables

JD: Syracuse University
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SKY Facial Plastic Surgery, Inc.
Co-Founder & Vice President
Dissertation: Speaking Up in Organizational Settings: Towards a Theory of the Nature and Cons [pending publication]

MBA: University of Florida
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Partner & Principal
Banyan Realty Advisors, LLC

MBA: Rollins College

Asst. Dean for Operations
Abilene Christian University

Masters of Accountancy: Auburn University
MBA: Notre Dame

Chief Financial Officer
Titan Containers

MBA: University of Connecticut
MS Accounting: University of Connecticut
MA Economics: University of Oklahoma

Principal
Prager Metis CPAs LLC

MBA: Oklahoma City University

Product Line Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

MBA: University of Georgia

Lecturer, Business Analytics & Economics
University of New Haven, Pompea College of Business

MBA: Babson College

Senior Manager, Internal Audit- USG
Raytheon Technologies

Masters of Accounting
Texas A&M Commerce

Founder
Montague Development, LLC

JD: Vanderbilt University
MBA: University of Detroit

Site Lean Manufacturing Manager
Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Master’s of Industrial & Systems Engineering: University of Florida

Regional Manager, Higher Education
Apple, Inc.

MBA: Vanderbilt University

CEO / Attorney
HR Geeks/Nguyen Walter LLP

JD: University of Texas
MBA: University of Houston

Managing Principal
Orosy & Company

MBA: Cornell University

Head of Workforce Planning and Resource Optimization
MetLife

MPA: Columbia University
MS Finance: Notre Dame

Director
Discover Financial Services

Masters, Management Information Systems, Texas A& M University

Assistant Professor of Business and Finance
Wofford College

MBA: University of South Carolina

Asst. Professor of Finance & Bus. Law
Missouri Southern State University

JD: College of William & Mary
LLM: Georgetown University
MBA: Dartmouth College

Partner-Equity Financing
Banyan Venture Partners

Regional Optimization Manager
Shell Oil Company

MBA: Rice University
Masters of Industrial Engineering: University of Houston

Assistant Vice President & University Controller
University of Florida

MBA: Nova Southeastern University

Adjunct Professor of Accounting
Stetson University

Director of the Regional Executive Education Program, IPADE

Dissertation: The Bidirectional Effect Between the Board Of Directors’ Composition and the Firm´s Performance: The Mexican Stock Exchange Case
MBA: IPADE
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Career Education Colleges and Universities

Dissertation: Do Businesspeople Make Good Lawmakers? A Study of How Personality Affects the Legislative Effectiveness of Accountants and Entrepreneurs in Congress
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Financial Regulator, US Securities & Exchange Commission

Dissertation: To Adopt or Not to Adopt: An Empirical Analysis of Regulation Technology (RegTech) Adoption
MBA: University of Florida
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Assistant Teaching Professor
Miami of Ohio

JD and MBA: St. Louis University

Faculty Administrator/Director of Capital Markets Lab, Florida International University

Dissertation: Does ESG Rating Divergence Influence CSR Fund Manager’s Investment Decisions?
MBA/MSF/MA Music: Florida International University

Shareholder/CPA, Cooper & Associates

Dissertation: Business Exit Outcomes: Do Seller-Financed Notes Have an Influence on Transaction Price in Private Firm Sales?
MS Accounting: San Diego State University

Planning Manager, Embraer Executive Aircraft

Dissertation: Multi-National Firm Performance: Evidence from the Acquisition and Dissolution of Domestic and International Subsidiaries
MBA: FGV
MS Aero Engineering: ITA

Principal, FOCUS 421 Consulting
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Central Florida

Dissertation: Customer experience, meaning, and the case for unordinary events
MBA: New York University
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Senior Lecturer, Oglethorpe University

Dissertation: The Effect of Information on Tax Evasion: A Behavioral Accounting Experimental Study
MS Tax/MBA: Robert Morris University

Investor/Property Manager, Sole Proprietor
Visiting Assistant Professor, Stetson University

Dissertation: How Mergers and Acquisitions Can Influence CFO Compensation With Purchase Price Accounting
Masters of Acctg: University of Miami
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Visiting Lecturer of Integrated Business, University of Central Florida

Dissertation: The Effect Of Perpetrator Rudeness On Intentions Of Entrepreneurial Endorsement
MBA: University of Florida

SAP Concur, Client Development Director – Healthcare
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Florida

Dissertation: A Referral by Another Name: A Qualitative Exploration of Referral Phenomena from the Managerial Perspective
MBA: Oklahoma State University
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Principal, Omega Decisions Group, LLC
President, Swann Gaming Group, LLC

Dissertation: Cause-related Marketing in the Casino Gaming Industry
Master of Stats: Rutgers Univ
Master of Ops Research: Univ. of Alabama Huntsville
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Vice President, Client Development, SAP Concur, Inc.

Dissertation: Asymmetric Bargaining Power and Ecosystem Performance in the Software Industry
MBA: Columbia University
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Director, Finance, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

Dissertation: Fund Characteristics & Macroeconomic Risks as Determinants of Venture Capital Fund Performance
MBA: Univ. of British Columbia
MS Finance: EDHEC Business School
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Senior Associate, Schellman & Company, LLC

Dissertation: Value Variation, Charismatic Leadership and Deception
Master’s War Studies: King’s College, University of London
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Associate Vice President/Controller, JP Morgan Chase

Dissertation: Earnings Management and Performance Incentives – The Monitoring Effect of Analysts’ Coverage
MS Accounting: University of Akron
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Senior Financial Consultant – Aerospace

Dissertation: Revisiting the Excess Profitability of U.S. Defense Contractors- Fact or Fiction?
MS Entrepreneurship: University of Florida

Clinical Professor, University of Florida

Dissertation: Terroir Co-brand Influence on the Marketing Value of Oakville Luxury Wines: A Mixed Methods Study
MBA, MS Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physics: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Middle Georgia State University
Managing Member, WJC Consulting, LLC
Retired Green Beret Colonel

MS International Management: Troy University
MS National Security & Strategic Studies: US Naval War College
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Executive Director of Miller Retail Center
University of Florida

Dissertation: Algorithm Adoption Model: What factors lead to algorithm adoption and use by decision-makers
MBA: University of Florida
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Professor and Executive-in-Residence at Eastern Kentucky University

Dissertation: A Study on the Impact of Strategic Fit Between Business and Supply Chain Strategies on a Firm’s Value Appropriation
MS Supply Chain Management: The Pennsylvania State University
MBA: Eastern Kentucky University
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“Using Productivity to Enable Higher Operational Performance Introduction,” Business Education Forum – Volume 76, Number 2, Winter 2021.

Instructor, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering | Tenure-Track Faculty Management, Marketing, and International Business | Co-Director, EKU Data Science Center | President, Fulbright Association of Kentucky

Dissertation: Do Hurricane strikes encourage economic dynamism and entrepreneurial opportunity?
EdD, Vanderbilt University
MBA, University of Miami
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Assistant Professor of Accounting at Indiana University East

Dissertation: Evidence of Cost Shifting in the Healthcare Industry
Master’s in Accounting: University of Alabama Huntsville
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Senior Manager for Regulatory Planning at Altria Group and Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University

Dissertation: Towards The Development of a Theory of the Consequences of Challenge and Hindrance Stressors
MBA: University of North Carolina
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Global Enterprise Tax Solution, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dissertation: The Deal Structure and its Effect on Biotechnical Alliances
MBA: University of Florida
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Chief Financial Officer, Shoals Technologies Group

Dissertation: Disclosure of Pro Forma Information in Loan Covenant Compliance
MBA: Cornell University
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Co-Founder/CEO, Croesus.io

Dissertation: Effect of Sentiment on ICO Underpricing, Bitcoin and High Growth Equity Price Formation
MBA: University of Utah
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President & CEO, Rapid Investments, Inc.

Dissertation: Payday Discretion… A Positive Change for the Workplace. Myth or Merit??
MBA: Utah State University
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COO/Principal Equity Partner, Rapid Financial Solutions

Dissertation: 35 Million Dollars Raised in 30 Seconds, How is that Possible? The Standardization and Success of ICO White Papers
MBA: Southern Utah University
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Vice President, Global Pgm. Mgr., CITI

Dissertation: Induced Perspective Taking Can Reverse the Corrupting Power of Power: A Field Study
Master’s Aeronautical Science: Embry Riddle University
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Associate Professor of Business, Trinity Baptist College
Adjunct Lecturer,University of Florida College of Engineering

Dissertation: Does Diversity Matter in Financial Markets?: Measuring the Effect of Diversity on Market Valuation
MBA: University of Florida
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Chief Revenue Officer at bTLAR

Dissertation: Network Structure and Ecosystem Evolution: An Exploratory Analysis of Digital Platform Companies’ Foray into Fintech.
MBA: Florida International University
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Founder & Managing Partner, Pino Nicholson, PLLC

Dissertation: Improving Operationalization of IRC Section 142(d) Private Facility Tax-Exempt Bond Financing Programs For Development of Senior Living Communities
JD: New York University
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Technology Entrepreneur

Dissertation: Does the Method of Attaining Foreign Language Fluency Affect an Individual’s Potential for Global Business Success?
MBA: Rollins College
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Director of Store Development, Starbucks Coffee Co.

Dissertation: Retail Real Estate Characteristics: Assessing the Impact of Visibility and Accessibility on Retail Sales
MBA: Florida A&M University
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The Mosaic Company, Vice President & Treasurer
Adjunct Professor of Finance, University of South Florida

Dissertation: The Efficacy of Altman’s Bankruptcy Prediction Model. The Altman Z score – in the North American Oil and Gas Sector
MBA: University of Michigan

Independent Management Consultant

Dissertation: A qualitative analysis of the nature, antecedents, and consequences of employee perceptions of organizational politics (POP)
MS Management: Purdue University
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Senior Director, Regional Finance Officer – Japan for Tiffany & Co.

Dissertation: All that Glitters is not Gold: Diamond Investment Performance
MBA: SUNY New Paltz

Interim Dean, Career and Technical Education at Valencia College
Commercial Real Estate Advisor, Casablanca Commercial Real Estate

Dissertation: Linking Leadership Empowerment Behaviors and Accountability to Employee Performance: The Influence of Self-Efficacy and Job Complexity
MBA/MS Risk Management: University of Central Florida/Florida State University
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Assistant Professor California State University-Los Angeles
Shareholder, Cooper & Associates, APC

Dissertation: The Influence of Entity Choice and Buyer Type on Firm Value of Closely Held Businesses
MS Accounting: San Diego State University

Academic Director, Master of Taxation Program at Portland State University

Dissertation: Small to medium size entities financial reporting? The effect of financial information presentation on the likelihood of receiving lender financing
MBT: University of Southern California
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CIO, Solid Investment group LLC

Dissertation: Consumption Displacement: An Empirical Study of Heterogenous Substitution
MS Management: North Carolina State University

Associate Professor Biola University
Business Development Advisor, Diversified Business Solutions

Dissertation: Online vs. Face-to-Face Education in Accounting: Comparing CPA Exam Performance Across Pedagogical Attributes
MPA: University of Southern California
MBA: University of La Verne

Senior Client Advisor at Mercer Advisors and Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance at University of Maryland Global Campus

Dissertation: Does the market fully value intangible assets? Revisiting the relationship between long-term abnormal stock returns and customer satisfaction
MBA: Kennesaw State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Dissertation: Struggling to make Ends Meet: Consumer Financial Health Behaviors and individual Differences
MBA: Northwestern University
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“Struggling to make ends meet: can consumer financial behaviors improve?,” (with Janakiraman Moorthy), International Journal of Bank Marketing, November 2021.

President, Star Casualty Insurance Company

Dissertation: Attorney abundance and growing insurance claims
MBA: University of Cincinnati
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Managing Director at Kilmahew Ventures and Professor at Millikin University

Dissertation: Corporate venture Capital Investment and Financial Performance: The Salient Influence of Corporate Competition and Diversification
MBA: University of Notre Dame
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Director of Accounting Programs at Le Moyne College
Chief Financial Officer, Chocolate Pizza Company, Inc.

MS Accounting: Syracuse University
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Head of Industrial Applications Services, US Pacific Sub-Region at Siemens Energy

Dissertation: Estimating the technology life cycle stages and transition points of innovations in rival firms. An empirical study using patent indicators in the advanced gas turbine industry.
MBA: University of Florida

Finance Professor at University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee

Dissertation: Institutional Ownership and Performance in the Municipal Bond Market
MBA/MSAPM: Creighton University
MA Economics: Trinity College
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Publications:

“The Unexpected and Stickiness Behavior of Institutional Investors in Index Funds,” (with Junho Oh), Managerial Finance, September 2020.

Baptist Health South Florida, Sr. Systems Engineer

Dissertation: Are employees more productive working remote; a Meta-Analysis?
MA, Decision Information Sciences, University of Florida
MS, Human Resources Management, Florida International University

Vice President of Quality Assurance, REDSHIFT Aerospace

Dissertation: Linking Executive Regulatory Focus, Corporate Disclosure and Tax Avoidance
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Senior Lecturer, Marketing and Faculty Director, Georgia Tech Executive MBA program
President, Brand Illumination

Dissertation: The Impact of Consumer Engagement on Brand Purchase Frequency in Social Media Brand Communities
Education: Masters Marketing Research: University of Georgia
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Assistant Professor of Accounting, Cal State Fresno

Dissertation: How do Sustainability Investments Impact Financial Performance? An Instrumental Variable Approach
Education: Master of Accountancy: California State University, Fresno

Clinical Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Dissertation: Goal Priorities in Family Firms: Implications for the Nature of Innovation
Education: MBA University of South Carolina
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Director of Programs, Emory University School of Medicine

Dissertation: The Impact of Incivility on Attention and Risk Taking
Education: MBA: Georgia State University
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Associate Lecturer, University of Central Florida

Dissertation: The Positive and Negative Direct and In-direct Effects of Social Networking Websites for Job Search Progress and Employment
Education: Masters of Management: University of Central Florida
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Professor of Business and Marketing at Flagler College

Dissertation: Persistence and stickiness of viral marketing content: Elongating the effects of viral content online
Education: MBA: Georgia Southern University
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Term Assistant Professor, George Mason University

Dissertation: In quest of metrics to evaluate corporations for impact investing: an investigation into corporate social responsibility ratings
Education: MBA: Columbia University
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Assistant Controller, University of Florida

Dissertation: Workplace Incivility (Rudeness) is a Way of Life for Public Accountants – the Cause and Effect of Workplace Incivility
Education: Masters Accountancy University of Oklahoma

Professor/Vice President, Mediation First Coast, Inc.

Dissertation: Economic Effect of Tax Reforms
Education: MA: Duke University, MS Accounting: Liberty University

Senior Engineering Project Manager, Arab Potash Company

Dissertation: Road to Excellence in Capital Projects Forecasting and Spending: How Project Managers Behavior influences Project Output
Education: MBA: University of Illinois

Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems at Southern Connecticut State University

Dissertation: Millennials in the Workplace: How to Motivate and Lead Millennials
Education: MBA: Quinnipiac University
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Publications:

“Information Technology Work Value Differences,” (with RV McCarthy) Journal of Computer Information Systems, 1-9, 2019.

Vice President Area Operations – Field Services, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

Dissertation: Understanding the Factors that Affect Ethical Recovery
Education: MBA: University of Alabama
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Vice President IT Solutions for SOS International LLC

Dissertation: Effects of Boundary Spanning Employees on Their Managers: A Qualitative Study of the Managers? Perspective
Education: MBA University of Phoenix

Senior Advisor for McKinsey + Company

Dissertation: Interactive Effects of Deployment Speed, Opportunity Costs, and Investment Horizon on the Evaluation of Private Equity Real Estate Fund Performance
Education: MBA: Dartmouth University
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Publications:

Arnold, T.R., Private Equity Real Estate Fund Performance: A Comparison to REITs and Open-End Core Funds (with David Ling and Andy Naranjo), The Journal of Portfolio Management Special Real Estate Issue 2021, 47(10).

Arnold, T.R., Real Assets Adviser podcast, August 25, 2021.

Arnold, T.R., Ling, D., & Naranjo, A. “Winning the Horse Race: New Insights into Public and Private Real Estate Investment, Pensions & Investments,” August 23, 2021.

Arnold, T.R., Ling, D., & Naranjo, A. Guest view: Why REITs beat closed-ended private real estate funds, IPE Real Assets, November/December 2021.

“Private Equity Real Estate Funds: Returns, Risk Exposures, and Persistence” (with Thomas Arnold and Andy Naranjo), Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 45, No. 7 (2019).

“Waiting to be Called: The Impact of Deployment Speeds and Opportunity Costs on PERE Returns,” (with Thomas Arnold and Andy Naranjo), Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 43, No. 6 (2017).

“The Appropriate Taxation of Carried Interest: A Reassessment,” Tax Notes Special Report, Vol. 156, July 24, 2017, pp. 455-470.

Clinical Professor, University of South Florida

Dissertation: How a CEO’s regulatory focus affects the time to adoption of a formalized management control system for an entrepreneurial firm
Education: Master of Accountancy: University of South Florida
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Publications:

“Use Snapchat to Engage Students,” Strategic Finance, August 2018: 100(2), 67-71.

“Add Data Analytics to Intro Accounting,” Strategic Finance, August 2019: 101(2), 36-41.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Penn State University

Dissertation: Drivers of CSR: what is the role of reputational risk?
Education: MBA: Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Publications:

“What Aspiring Entrepreneurs Can Learn From ‘Seinfeld’,” Wall Street Journal, 2020.

Professor/CEO, Lexion Global

Dissertation: Return on Entrepreneurship
Education: MBA: Indian Institute of Management
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Assistant Professor of Accounting, Appalachian State University

Dissertation: A Field Study: How do Auditors Move from Skeptical Judgment to Skeptical Action?
Education: Master of Accountancy: University of South Florida
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Clinical Professor, University of Florida Warrington College of Business

Dissertation: Big Data Information Privacy Concerns (BDIPC): Measuring Privacy Concerns in a World with Big Data
Education: MBA: University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Management, University of South Carolina – Beaufort

Dissertation: Resisting Pulling the Plug?: The Role of CEO Regulatory Focus and Outside Directors in Divestment Activity in the U.S. Retail Industry
Education: MBA: Mackenzie Presbyterian Univ.

Chairman, Fortis Solutions and Professor of Practice, Entrepreneurship and Strategy and University of Tennessee Knoxville

Dissertation: Hiring a New CEO and Firm Performance: Does It Pay To ‘Overpay’?
Education: MBA: Auburn
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Co-Founder, TEMPO

Dissertation: Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Financial Performance: The Moderating Role of Absorptive Capacity for Industry R&D
Education: MSM: University of Florida

Director of Planning Analytics at Honeywell

Dissertation: A Theory and Distribution for Consumer Product Returns Subject to Innovation Diffusion
Education: MBA University of Florda

North American Logistics Cost Management Lead, Toyota

Dissertation: Impact of Construal Level on Employee Voice
Education: MBA: Florida Institute of Technology

Assistant Professor of Finance, Lynn University

Dissertation: Does Foreign Exchange Volume Activity Predict Foreign Exchange Returns? Evidence from Buy-Sell Volume in the Euro-Dollar Market
Education: MBA: Florida International University
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Chief Operational Risk Office at Santander US

Dissertation: Understanding the Public Company Cost of Audit Firm Switching
Education: MBA: University of Florida
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Clinical Professor, University of Florida

Dissertation: Salesperson Personality and Sphere of Influence as Determinants of Sales Performance
Education: MBA: University of Virginia