Curriculum Vitae

Publications and Accepted Papers

Working Papers

(Also Available from SSRN)

Keynote Speeches

• • Bridging the GAP Seminar Series: Private Equity and Entrepreneurship on both sides of the Pacific, HK PolyU and UConn, March 2021.

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  • The Third International Conference on Economics, Business, and Social Sciences, Malang, Indonesia, January 29, 2021

  • Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions (JFMMI) Conference on "Research Development in Banking and Finance Ten Years After the Financial Crisis", Turin, Italy, September 2019.

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  • China International Risk Forum (CIRF), Nankai University, July 2019

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  • Nordic Finance Network (NFN) Young Scholars Workshop (November 2018)

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  • Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance Conference (June 2018)

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  • Keynote Speech at the Asian Finance Association Doctoral Consortium: Research Strategies for Doctoral Students and Introduction to Research in Entreprenurial Finance and Innovation, July 2017

  • International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Business and Social Sciences, Indonesia, August, 2015

  • China Accounting and Finance Conference, Xiamen University, July 15, 2014

Practitioner Oriented Articles, Blog Posts, and Popular Press

• • Comparing Angels and Venture Capitalists as Investors in Entrepreneurial Firms

  • CSR and Firm Survival: Evidence from the Pandemic and the Climate Crisis

  • The Role of Investor Attention in Seasoned Equity Offerings

  • The Puzzle of Disappearing IPOs

  • Recent Developments in the FinTech Industry

  • How does Private Firm Innovation Affect Anti-takeover Provisions in Corporate Charters

  • Trademarks in Entrepreneurial Finance (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance)

  • How Venture Capital Improves the Market Value of Firms that Go Public

  • The Benefits of a Better Image

  • Optimal Disclosure and Litigation Rules around IPOs and SEOs

Popular Press Interviews and Media Coverage

• • Massachusetts startups attracting billions in funding in record-breaking 2021

  • Trademarks in Entrepreneurial Finance (Article mentioning the paper)

  • Trademarks in Entrepreneurial Finance (Article mentioning the paper)

  • How to Get an Awesome Letter of Recommendation for Graduate School?

  • Can Option Trading Activity Offer Insights on Future Stock Returns When It Comes to IPO Valuation?

  • Popular Press Interviews

  • Media Coverage

  • 15 Dividend-Friendly Professors

  • Presentation at Millstein Center for Corporate Governance, Columbia University Law School

  • Communicating Private Information to the Equity Market before a Dividend Cut

  • Institutional Investors and the Information Production Theory of Stock Splits

  • Radio Interivew on Stock Splits done for Market Place Program on Public Radio: September 19, 2013

  • Article on Corporate Venture Capital in CFO Magazine: September 23, 2015

  • CFA Digest Article on "Market Prepartion for Dividend Cuts": October 2015

Conference Organization

• • Conference on "The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance," Dec 17th and 18th 2018 (dual submission to the Journal of Corporate Finance)

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    • Conference Webpage

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  • Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Around the World Conference

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    • (Updated as of June 12, 2015) Program

  • Sixth Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

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  • Fifth Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

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  • Fourth Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

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    • Program of Fourth Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

    • Directions for Guests

  • Third Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

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    • Program of Third Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

  • Second Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference (Supported by the Kauffman Foundation and the Review of Corporate Finance Studies)

    • Program of Second Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

  • First Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference (Supported by the Kauffman Foundation and the Review of Financial Studies)

    • Program of First Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference

Course Taught at Boston College:

• • MF807: Corporate Finance (MSF/MBA Course) (Last Offered in Fall 2010)

  • MF8881: Advanced Corporate Finance (MSF/MBA Course) (Offered in the Spring Term)

  • MF8830 Entrepreneurial Finance (MSF/MBA Course) (Offered in Spring 2016)

  • MF891: Ph.D. Seminar in Corporate Finance (Offered in the Spring Term)

  • MF887/MF895: Ph.D. Seminar: Dissertation Topics in Corporate Finance

Doctoral Students Supervised

Service as Editor and Associate Editor of Journals

Conference Organization

Call for Papers: the Special Issue of the Journal of Economics and Business on Venture Capital, Private Equity, and IPOs Edited by me (deadline extended to Dec. 31, 2008)

Ph.D. in Finance Program Homepage

Finance Seminar Schedule

Research Rankings of Finance Departments

Link to Project Finance Portal at HBS

Party Pictures: 2006, 2007(May), 2007(December)