PhD in Finance, Florida Atlantic University 2022
Dissertation: “Two Essays on Government Contracting and Venture Capital Investments."
Committee: Douglas Cumming (Co-chair), David Javakhadze (Co-chair), Sofia Johan
Defended: April 4, 2022
Master of Science: Finance, Florida Atlantic University 2016
MBA: General Business, Texas A&M University － Corpus Christi 2010
International Economics, Azerbaijan State Economic University 2007
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program: Level 3 Candidate
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant for David Javakhadze, Ph.D. May 2018 – Aug 2018
Graduate Research Assistant for Scott Barnhart, Ph.D. Aug 2017 – Aug 2018
Industry Experience
Financial Manager, Azerbaijan Global Investment Baku, Azerbaijan 2014
Financial Manager, Gunel Small Enterprise Baku, Azerbaijan 2013-2014
Reporting Specialist, Renaissance Construction Saint Petersburg, Russia 2012-2013
Financial Planning and Budget Analyst, Synergy Group OJSC Baku, Azerbaijan 2010-2012
Programming
Phyton, SAS, STATA, SPSS, Bloomberg
Language
Azerbaijan (Native), English, Russian, Turkish