Areas of Professional and Academic Expertise: Institutional Fund Management, International Finance, Active Currency Management, Dynamic Asset Allocation, Core-Satellite Portfolio Construction, Risk Management, Alternative Investments, Manager Selection, Econometrics, Statistical Methods, Machine ...more

Areas of Professional and Academic Expertise: Institutional Fund Management, International Finance, Active Currency Management, Dynamic Asset Allocation, Core-Satellite Portfolio Construction, Risk Management, Alternative Investments, Manager Selection, Econometrics, Statistical Methods, Machine Learning, Concept Development, Thought Leadership Honors and Awards: - Tiger Athletic Foundation Teaching Excellence Award, Louisiana State University, 2019 - Research Honorarium, Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), 2014 - Faculty Development Grant, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2014, 2013, 2012 - Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M University System, 2010 - PIMCO Annual “Investing Globally” Essay Contest, First Prize, 2001 - Research Grant, BSI Gamma Foundation, Switzerland, 2000 (with Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou) - The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1992 - Beta Gamma Sigma, The Honor Society for Collegiate Schools of Business, 1992 Courses Taught: Financial Management, International Business Finance, Investments, Fundamentals of Asset Management, Advanced Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Behavioral Finance, Portfolio Management in Excel, Financial Risk Management, Derivatives & Risk Management, Advanced Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital, Managerial Economics, Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments, Managerial Statistics, Statistical Methods & Models, Introduction to Econometrics, Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Businessless