Lubomir (Lubo) Litov is the David M. Moffett Professor of Corporate Finance, Associate Professor of Finance and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma’s Michael F. Price College of Business. He has previously taught courses in finance at the New York University’s Leonard Stern School of Business, the Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School, and the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management. He holds both master’s and doctorate’s degrees in business administration (economics) from the Stern School of Business of the New York University. Prior to his academic career, Professor Litov has worked as investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions division of Bank Austria Creditanstalt Investment Bank AG in Austria. Professor Litov has published articles in top-rated finance and accounting journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, among others. Professor Litov’s expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, investment banking, and corporate valuation.

Contact: litov@ou.edu

Ehsan Azarmsa is a 2022 graduate of the Ph.D. program in Financial Economics at the University of Chicago, Department of Economics and Booth School of Business. Prior to his Ph.D. studies, Professor Azarmsa obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Master’s degree in Economics from the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. He received a Bronze Medal in the International Math Olympiad (IMO) in 2009, and was an instructor of the Iranian team for IMO 2014 and 2015. Professor Azarmsa has a broad interest in capital markets, investments, and information economics. His research has been published in the Journal of Financial Economics, and regularly featured in top finance conferences, including WFA, MFA, and EFA.

Contact: azarmsa@ou.edu