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Onur Bayaris an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Professor Bayar's research interests are in corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, and market microstructure. He has published in Journal of Financial Economics , Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Journal of Corporate Finance , Review of Corporate Finance Studies , and Financial Management, among others. Professor Bayar received an MS in financial economics from Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD in finance from Boston College.

Nicholas Biasiis an independent financial consultant. Mr. Biasi was an analyst for the Student Management Investment Fund at Hofstra University, where he performed research on various asset classes and recommended investments to the Board of Directors. He is a CFA Level 2 candidate and is also pursuing an MS in finance. He holds a BS in finance from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University.

Emmanuel Boutronis an Associate Professor of Finance at Paris Nanterre University and also at the École des Ponts ParisTech. His research focuses on the financing of growth firms, especially on initial public offerings of small and medium-sized firms. He has published in several academic journals and book chapters. Professor Boutron is involved in continuing education programs for managers at the Institute de Haute Finance in Paris. He holds an MS in finance from Lorraine University and received a PhD in finance from Paris Nanterre University.

Jay T. Brandiis a Professor and Chair of the Department of Finance at the College of Business, University of Louisville. Before beginning his academic career, he served as both the Assistant Director of Securities and Securities Investigation Supervisor for the Division of Securities. He also was a lobbyist for the Comptroller of the State of Florida. Professor Brandi's research primarily focuses on securities issues, investments, and portfolio management. His research appears in the Journal of Legal Economics , Journal of International Finance , Journal of Investing , Labor Law Journal , and Journal of American Entrepreneurship , among others. Professor Brandi has also authored finance texts, including Corporate Finance: Foundations of Value Optimization and Survival, Essential Corporate Finance, and Money Management and Personal Finance . He received a PhD in finance with a minor in law from the University of Arizona.

Alain Coënis a Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business (ESG) of the University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM). Before joining ESG-UQÀM, he was an Associate Professor of Finance at the EDHEC School of Management. His research interests focus on asset pricing, international finance, hedge funds, real estate investment trusts, business cycles, and financial econometrics. Professor Coën has published in the Journal of Banking and Finance , Journal of International Money and Finance , Journal of Empirical Finance , Journal of Financial Research, Economics Letters, Finance Research Letters , and Real Estate Economics . He has also written a book in financial management. He holds an MA in economics from Laval University, a Master in Management from ESSCA and accreditations to supervise research (HDR in Management) from Paris Dauphine University and (HDR in Economics) from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. Professor Coën has a PhD in finance from the University of Grenoble and a PhD in economics from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Douglas Cumming, CFA, is the DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business, Florida Atlantic University. He has published over 180 articles in leading refereed academic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal , Journal of Financial Economics , and Review of Financial Studies . Professor Cumming is the Managing Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Corporate Finance (January 2018–December 2020), and the incoming Managing Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Management (January 2020–December 2022). He is the Founding Editor of Annals of Corporate Governance (January 2016–current). Professor Cumming has published 18 academic books. His work has been reviewed in numerous media outlets, including the Chicago Tribune , The Economist , The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , The Globe and Mail , Canadian Business , National Post , and The New Yorker . Professor Cumming holds a BCom in economics and finance from McGill University, an MA in economics from Queen's University, and a JD and PhD from the University of Toronto.

Somnath Dasis Professor and Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Accounting at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Previously, he was on the faculty at University of California–Berkeley's Haas School of Business. His research focuses on corporate disclosure, financial analysts, and firm performance. He has published in leading academic journals such as The Accounting Review , Contemporary Accounting Research , Journal of Accounting and Economics , and Journal of Finance , among others. His research has received coverage in the business press, including The Wall Street Journal . He teaches courses in financial and managerial accounting. Professor Das has a bachelor's degree in physics from St. Stephens College, Delhi, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a master's in public policy as well as a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.

Xiaohua Diaois the Dean of the School of Finance at Chongqing Technology and Business University, China. He is a Professor of Finance at the Research Center for Economy of Upper Reaches of the Yangtse River of Chongqing Technology and Business University. His research primarily focuses on financial risk management. He has published in more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and received research grants from central and state governments. Dean Diao also served as a consultant of the China Development Bank and on independent boards of directors of several publicly traded firms in China. He holds a master's degree with a specialization in accounting from Xiamen University.

Shantanu Duttais an Associate Professor of Finance and Telfer Fellow in Global Finance at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. Before beginning his academic career, he was a finance manager at Lafarge, a world leader in construction materials. Professor Dutta's research focuses on mergers and acquisitions, media coverage and financial decisions, corporate governance, and dividend policy. He has published in the Review of Accounting Studies , Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Management , Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Business Finance & Accounting among others. He is a recipient of the SSHRC grant and Barclays Global Investors Canada Research Award (2006) for the best paper on the Canadian security market. He also received the Literati Network Award for Excellence in 2009 and 2014 for articles in the International Journal of Managerial Finance . He holds a PhD in finance from Carleton University.

Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, is the Associate Director of Content Development at CAIA Association. He is involved with the development of the CAIA Charter Program's curriculum, supports the Association's academic partnership program, and serves as Content Director and Assistant Editor of Alternative Investment Analyst Review (AIAR), a practitioner-focused journal published by the Association. Before joining CAIA, Mr. Filbeck was a portfolio manager for a registered investment adviser, where he oversaw portfolio construction and manager research efforts for high-net-worth individuals. He received a BS in finance with distinction and a Master of Finance from Pennsylvania State University.