Richard L. Smith

Professor of Financial Management
Director of Venture Finance Institute

richard.smith@cgu.edu   
    

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles;

M.A., University of California, Los Angeles;

M.B.A., Washington University, St. Louis;

B.B.A., Southern Methodist University

Teaching Interests and Areas of Expertise

Corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, new venture finance, strategic risk management

Current Research Interests

Working Papers

"A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Comparative Cost of Negotiated and Competitive Methods of Municipal Bond Issuance," with Randall Pozdena, Eric Fruits, and James booth (under review).

 

"Public Information, IPO Price Formations, and Long-Run Returns:  Japanese Evidence," with K. Kutsuna and J. Smith (under review.)

Professional Activites

Professor Smith is also Director of the Financial Engineering Management Program and Director of the Venture Finance Institute.  He has published numerous articles in academic financial journals, with his most recent research centering on venture capital. Professor Smith was formerly on the faculties of Arizona State University, and Case Western Reserve University. He has consulted with numerous major corporations including Chrysler Corporation, Citibank, General Electric and Morgan Stanley. Professor Smith's consulting is related to valuation, antitrust economics, capital raising, and securities litigation. His recent publications include Entrepreneurial Finance (Wiley, 2000) as well as papers in various academic journals.