• M.A., Applied Economics, University of Illinois, Chicago at Chicago, 2023
• M.B.A., Finance, University of Chicago, 1990
• B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Finance, University of Missouri, 1984

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance, Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024 to present
• Principal, Strategic Consulting Services, LLC, 2023 to present
• Senior Vice President, Asset Management, Ventas, 2015-2022
• Managing Director, North American Equity, GE Capital, 2001-2015
• Senior Vice President, Real Estate Lending, Heller Financial, 1997-2001
• Senior Vice President, The Balcor Company, A subsidiary of American Express, 1984-1997

Corporate Finance, Investments and Real Estate

Efficient Markets and Public Securities

• Corporate Finance (FIN 221) Introductory study of corporate financial management, in particular how the financial manager's choices add value to shareholder wealth through investment financing and operating decisions.

• Real Estate Finance Academy (FIN 395) The Real Estate Finance Academy prepares students for careers within the real estate industry. Topics include real estate financial modeling, investment case studies, underwriting real estate markets, and developing professional communication skills. Students who choose to repeat the course assume leadership roles over time.

• Real Estate Investment (FIN 445) An approach to the evaluation of real estate investment opportunities. Begins with the identification of the investor's goals and ends with an investment decision. Considers legal, physical, locational, and financial constraint, aggregate real estate and financial markets, tax considerations and investment criteria.

• Practicum (FIN 583) A semester-long, typically corporate-sponsored, team project for MSFE and MSF students that is usually completed by the end of the third semester of study. The goals of the Practicum are: a) to use learned or new tools on real world projects of interest to the corporate sponsor; b) to replicate as closely as possible the environment of the working world where students will soon find themselves employed; c) to work cohesively with other members of a team so as to efficiently produce the desired project results; and d) to be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, which may include the sponsor and/or co-workers.