Faculty
FINANCE
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department
THOMAS WALKER, PhD Wash.State,
Laurentian Bank Professor in Integrated Risk
Management
Professors
ABRAHAM BRODT, PhD N.Y., Director, Kenneth
Woods Portfolio Management Program
ALAN HOCHSTEIN, PhD McG., Interim Dean
ARVIND JAIN, PhD Mich., Academic Director,
International Business Program
LAWRENCE KRYZANOWSKI, PhD Br.Col.,
Concordia University Research Chair in Finance
STYLIANOS PERRAKIS, PhD Calif.(Berkeley),
Provost’s Distinction, RBC Professor in Financial
Derivatives
LATHA SHANKER, PhD Flor.
LORNE SWITZER, PhD Penn., Van Berkom
Chair in Small‑Cap Equities, and Associate
Director, Institute for Governance in Private and
Public Organizations
Associate Professors
ARSHAD AHMAD, PhD McG., Provost’s Distinction
NILANJAN BASU, PhD Purdue, CFA
SANDRA BETTON, PhD Br.Col., CFA
HARJEET BHABRA, PhD Missouri‑Columbia,
Associate Dean, Research and Research
Programs
SERGEY ISAENKO, PhD Penn.
GREGORY LYPNY, PhD Tor.
IMANTS PAEGLIS, PhD Boston
IAN RAKITA, PhD C’dia., CFA, Director,
Goodman Institute of Investment Management
KHALED SOUFANI, PhD Nott., Director,
Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business
Finance
Assistant Professors
FREDERICK DAVIS, PhD Qu.
RAVI MATETI, PhD Conn.
DAVID NEWTON, PhD Br.Col.
YAXUAN QI, PhD Rutgers, Manulife Financial
Professor in Financial Planning
RAHUL RAVI, PhD Alta.
SAIF ULLAH, PhD Alta.
Senior Lecturer
JAY MANNADIAR, MBA McG., Director,
Finance Co‑op
Lecturers
REENA ATANASIADIS, MBA C’dia.
LORETTA HUNG, MScAdmin C’dia.
RAAD JASSIM, MEng McG.
JULIE SLATER, MBA C’dia.
PARIANEN VEEREN, MScAdmin C’dia.
For the complete list of faculty members, please consult the Department website.
Location
Department
Objectives
Programs
Programs
Sir George Williams Campus
MB Building, Room: 012‑205
514‑848‑2424, ext. 2789
The Department of Finance is committed to excellence in both research and teaching and has