Message from the Area Coordinator
Our Finance Area successfully hosted the third UT Dallas Fall Finance Conference last October. More than 70 participants joined us at this two-day highly selective conference. Presenters and discussants joined us from Washington University in St. Louis, the University of North Carolina, Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Minnesota, among others.
Our MS in Finance program placed 11th in the 2019 TFE Times Best Master’s of Finance rankings. To meet the strong demand for expertise in financial technology, we introduced a new concentration in financial technology — fintech — to our MS in Finance program. To keep the strong momentum to increase the visibility and reputation of the program, we continue to recruit the best talent to join our finance faculty.
On behalf of the entire JSOM Finance and Managerial Economics Area at UT Dallas, we wish you a prosperous 2020. Please keep in touch!
Dr. Harold Zhang
Professor, Finance and Managerial Economics
Area Coordinator, Finance and Managerial Economics
Naveen Jindal School of Management
Recent Happenings
Fall Finance Conference
Hosted by the Finance and Managerial Economics Area of the Naveen Jindal School of Management, the conference was a two-day academic gathering on Oct. 4-5. The purpose of the conference was to bring together scholars, researchers and students with the goals of sharing work, promoting research and cultivating relationships among scholars in the field. Read more
Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate Executive Speaker Series
On Oct. 3, the Jindal School’s Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate hosted restaurateur Phil Romano, who spoke about his new book and his journey as an entrepreneur. Read more
Alumni Corner
Jaime Jerez is a senior associate at Forensic Risk Alliance, an international risk-management consultancy. He specializes in risk management and fraud investigations. Jerez graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidad del Rosario in Bogota, Colombia. In fall 2017, he started his Master of Science in Finance degree at UT Dallas and completed it in less than two years. During his time at UT Dallas, he worked as a teaching assistant and was the peer mentor coordinator of the Graduate Finance Management Council. He received the Outstanding Finance Graduate Award for his contributions to the MS in Finance program and to students
“The MS in Finance program not only helped me to fortify my knowledge in finance but also its flexible curriculum helped me to gain assets that have helped me tremendously in my personal and professional goals” Jerez said.
“I recommend to all the students who want to be successful at this program to take advantage of all the social events the University offers. These events are great opportunities to create lifetime connections with professionals, professors, students and alumni.”
Dr. Michael Hasler, Associate professor of finance and managerial economics.
Previously: Assistant professor, University of Toronto
Research interests: How information acquisition, disagreement among investors and learning mechanisms impact investors’ trading strategies and asset prices
Quote: “What I look forward to most is being in a very efficiently run and growing business school. I aim to publish many papers in top-tier finance and economics journals to further bolster the ranking of the Jindal School of Management.”
Upcoming Events
Find MS in Finance chat session and online Information session schedules here.
