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| Finance Career Paths: |
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| Here are some suggested career paths for Master of Science in Finance students: |
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Distinguished Faculty |
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Paul J. Bolster
Professor of Finance and Insurance
PhD in Finance, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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| Professor Bolster serves as a director for several investment funds managed by Gartmore Investment Management in London. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Woodbury College in Montpelier (VT). Professor Bolster holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is an active member of the Financial Management Association and the Boston Security Analysts Society. |
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Nicole Boyson
The William Conley Faculty Fellow and Riesman Research Professor of Finance
PhD in Finance, Ohio State University |
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Prior to joining Northeastern, Professor Boyson was an Assistant Professor in the Finance Department at Purdue University in Indiana. She also spent eight years in the industry, working in public accounting, banking, and investment advising. She has been a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) for eighteen years.
She served on the Program Committee for the Financial Management Association in 2004 and 2007. She also worked as ad hoc referee for several journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Economics and Business, and Pacific Basin Journal. In 2006, Professor Boyson participated as Session Chair in the European Finance Association meeting. She was also a panelist (via telephone) for the Brown Brothers Harriman Investment Manager Business Leader Summit (Practitioner Conference) in November, 2006. |
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Olubunmi Faleye
Associate Professor of Finance and Insurance, Lloyd Mullin Research Fellow, 2010-2012 Walsh Professor
PhD in Finance, University of Alberta, Canada |
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Prior to joining Northeastern University's College of Business Administration faculty, Professor Faleye served as an Assistant Accountant for Chevron Nigeria Limited from 1992-1996.
He is a member of several professional organizations, including American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, Financial Management Association, and CFA Institute.
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Richard J. Goettle IV
Lecturer of Finance and Insurance
PhD in Economics, University of Cincinnati, 1975 |
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| Dr. Goettle is the President, Co-Founder, and Principal of the consulting firm Cambridge Planning and Analytics, Inc. He contributes to the prestigious work of Dale W. Jorgenson and his associates. Professor Goettle's modeling and analysis experience include energy and energy technology, the environment, the general economy, taxation, chemicals, metals, high technology, housing, and the appliance industries. His work has supported an equally diverse range of analytical needs including the provision of economic forecasts, product studies, investment planning, the design and development of information and reporting systems, R&D management, project and policy analyses, and strategic planning. Dr. Goettle was also the principal behind the design and development of DATADISK Information Services, Cambridge Planning's PC-based software and data product. |
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Steven R. Kursh
Associate Academic Specialist and Executive Professor of Finance and Insurance
Ph D, University of Pennsylvania, 1994. Major: Finance and Real Estate, Urban Planning |
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| Professor Kursh develops and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Finance, Business Overview (a multidisciplinary course), and Telecommunications in the College of Business and the College of Engineering. He has earned several teaching awards, including the Beta Gamma Sigma award for best teacher in the College of Business and the University's Excellence in Teaching Award. Professor Kursh was named a Fulbright Scholar in 2005. He serves as a General Editor in Finance and Information Technology for a division of Pearson Education. His industry consulting clients include ACS (NYSE-traded), AT&T, ATX Communications (publicly-traded), Citibank, FAST Search & Technology, Freddie Mac, Hartford, HP, IBM, IDT (NYSE-traded), Sun Microsystems, Telcordia Technologies; closely-held regional businesses; and private equity funds. |
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Robert M. Mooradian
Professor of Finance and Insurance, Gary Dunton Research Fellow
PhD, University of Pennsylvania |
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| Professor Mooradian has research and teaching interests in corporate finance, international finance, real estate finance, and applications of law to finance. He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Mooradian's articles have appeared in Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Business. |
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Coleen Pantalone
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Finance
PhD in Economics, Iowa State University |
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| Professor Pantalone came to Northeastern in 1981 as an assistant professor of finance and was promoted to associate professor in 1987. In July 1999, she was named executive vice provost after holding the position on an interim basis for 18 months. She was responsible for faculty development, budget planning and long-term planning. In July 2000, she relinquished her duties in the provost's office and served as director of the semester calendar conversion process. In that post, she was responsible for managing the process toward the University's successful conversion to semester in fall 2003. In January 2004, Professor Pantalone returned to the faculty in the College of Business Administration. |
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Harlan D. Platt
Professor of Finance
PhD in Economics, University of Michigan |
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| Professor Platt is a member of the board of directors of Republic Financial Corporation and is the Chairman of John Hancock Collateral Investment Trust. He previously served on the board of companies on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dublin Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Professor Platt was the Faculty Dean for the Turnaround Management Association from 1993 - 2003 where he created their certification exam. He is the faculty advisor to the 360 Huntington Fund, the student managed mutual fund which won the world wide distinction at the 2009 RISE contest as the best managed graduate student value based mutual fund. Before joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1981, Professor Platt was director of electricity research and forecasting for Data Resources, Inc. From 1997 to 1998, he was the Klein Lecturer at Northeastern University. |
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Emery A. Trahan
Donald F. Harding Professor of Finance and Finance Group Coordinator
PhD in Economics and Finance, State University of New York-Albany |
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Prior to joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1988, Professor Trahan served as a senior accountant for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and as controller for Ceramaseal, Inc.
A Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst, Professor Trahan is an active member of the American Finance Association, the Financial Management Association, the Eastern Finance Association, the Boston Security Analysts Society and the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute.
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Shiawee X. Yang
Associate Professor of Finance and Insurance
PhD in Finance and Real Estate, Penn State University |
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Professor Yang worked as Senior Economist in the Boston area for several companies, including Property & Portfolio Research and Torto Wheaton Research, a CB Richard Ellis company. She also held Senior Consultant positions for China Merchant Property Holding and China Wanke Co Ltd, both located in Shenzhen, China.
Professor Yang is an active member of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and the American Real Estate Society, and a Board Director of the Asian Real Estate Society. She also serves as editorial board member for the Real Estate Review and Journal of Real Estate Literature.
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