Bhaskaran Swaminathan

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Adjunct Professor of Executive Education

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Dr. Swaminathan's research interests include asset pricing, behavioral finance, market efficiency and stock valuation. His work has been published in major academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Business and Journal of Portfolio Management. His work on valuing the Dow has won the Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence from the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).

At Cornell, Professor Swaminathan taught valuation, security analysis, and portfolio management. He was twice selected, "Teacher of the Year" by the 1995 and 1998 graduating class of MBA students. He was also awarded the "EMBA Globe Award for Teaching Excellence" by the 2004 EMBA class and was twice awarded the "Stephen Russell Distinguished Teaching Award" by the 2003 and 2005 Fifth Year MBA Reunion Classes.
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Education
Ph.D, 1994, Finance, University of California, Los Angeles
M.B.A., 1989, Finance, University of Denver
B.E., 1985, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University

Academic Positions
Professor of Finance, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, 2004-2008
Director, Parker Center for Investment Research, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, 2004-2005
Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 2003-2004
Associate Professor of Finance, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, 2000-2003
Assistant Professor of Finance, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, 1994-2000

Other Professional Experience
Partner & Director, Research, LSV Asset Management, 2005-present
Executive Engineer, Maruti-Suzuki, 1985-1987

 
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Executive MBA
Securities Analysis (FINCX-463-0)
Securities Analysis focuses on the use of financial statement information, such as earning and cash flows, to value various corporate securities. The central questions to be answered are how risky is an investment strategy and what is one willing to pay for key corporate claims such as equity and debt.