Ph.D. - Economics
Washington University in St. Louis - 2004

M.A. - Economics
Washington University in St. Louis - 2000

M.A. - Economics
New Economic School, Moscow, Russia - 1998

M.S. - Mathematics
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia - 1998

The Economics of Super Managers. With Glenn MacDonald and Jun Yang. Review of Financial Studies.  Forthcoming 2011 - Publication

Renegotiation-proof Contracting, Disclosure, and Incentives for Efficient Investment. With Philip Dybvig and Jun Yang. The Journal of Economic Theory. 145.5. (2010): 1805–1836 2010 - Publication

Consensus in Diverse Corporate Boards. With Philip Dybvig. Review of Financial Studies. 22.2. (2009): 715-747. 2009 - Publication

Assessing the Role of Option Grants to CEOs: How important is heterogeneity? With Siddhartha Chib. Journal of Empirical Finance. 15.2. (2008): 145-166. 2008 - Publication

Organizing Multiple Related Tasks into Jobs: Diversification vs. Competition. Economic Letters. 99. (2008): 599-603. 2008 - Publication

Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Austin [2008–2009]

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2004–Present]

Consensus in Diverse Corporate Boards

2007–2007 Western Finance Association, Big Sky, July 2007

Disclosure and Investment

2006–2006 American Finance Association, Boston, January 2006

Managerial Compensation and Job Design with Multiple Correlated Projects

2004–2004 Finance Management Association, Chicago, October 2004

Can the Monopoly Hypothesis Explain IPO Hot Markets

2002–2002 Eastern Economic Association meetings, Boston, March 2002

CEO Compensation, Board Composition, and Firm Value

2003–2003 Midwest Economic Association meetings, St. Louis, March 2003

Teaching Experience

• Theory of Corporate Finance (Ph.D. level), University of Texas - Dallas, School of Management
• Business Finance (undergraduate level), University of Texas - Dallas, School of Management
• Money and Banking (undergraduate level), Washington University, Department of Economics
• Financial Strategy (graduate level), Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Department of Economics and Finance
• Introduction to Microeconomics (undergraduate level), Washington University, Department of Economics

Fellowships and Awards

• Washington University, Department of Economics, Continuing Research Fellowship Award, Fall 2002 - Spring 2003
• Washington University, Department of Economics, Summer Research Grant, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, and Summer 2003
• Washington University, Department of Economics, Research Assistantship, Summer 2000
• Washington University, Department of Economics, Teaching Assistant, Fall 1999 - Spring 2002
• Washington University, Department of Economics, Fellowship, Fall 1998 - Spring 1999

Professional Recognitions and Honors

• Competitive Summer Research Grant, 06/2001-08/2001, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Economics
• Competitive Summer Research Grant, 06/2002-08/2002, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Economics
• Competitive Summer Research Grant, 06/2003-08/2003, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Economics
• Continuing Research Fellowship Award, 09/2002 - 05/2003, Washington University, Department of Economics
• Fellowship Award, 09/1998 - 05/1999, Washington University, Department of Economics