I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2003 with a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics and received my Ph.D. in Economics from UCSD in 2010. Since 2006, I have worked for a venture capital firm in San Diego as a quantitative analyst (i.e. the data guy). I also work as an independent web developer for non-profits. Starting in Fall 2010, I will join Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship.
Research Interests
My research interests include venture capital, applied finance, entrepreneurship, social networks and econometrics. I welcome very critical comments on my job market paper on venture capital returns. Nearly every paper that I write utilizes the VentureOne database of venture capital activity from 1987-2007. My dissertation committee is chaired by Jun Liu at the Rady School of Management with David Miller, Allan Timmermann, Rossen Valkanov and Hal White.
Teaching Experience
I have been a teaching assistant for undergraduate economics courses and MBA classes. The latter include New Venture Finance, Business Forecasting and Risk Management. The undergraduate courses include introductory econometrics, corporate finance, international trade and introductory macroeconomics.