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Experience: 
Dr. Olubunmi Faleye joined the D'Amore McKim School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Finance in September 2002 and was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2008, and Professor in July 2014. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration (first class honors) and an M.Sc. in Business Administration, both from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Alberta, Canada. Prior to joining Northeastern, Dr. Faleye taught courses in Corporate Finance, Investments, and Financial Institutions at the University of Alberta and Trinity Western University. Prior to commencing doctoral studies, he was employed as an accountant with a major multinational corporation and completed the professional examinations of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, England. He also completed the Chartered Financial Analysts program and was awarded the CFA charter in September 2004.

Research Interests: 

Dr. Faleye’s research focuses on empirical corporate finance with emphasis on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, and related topics in agency theory. His work has been published or accepted for publication in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, and Journal of Banking & Finance, among others. He has also presented papers at academic meetings in several countries, including the U.S., Canada, Italy, Finland, Japan, Spain, and Australia. He is a member of the American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, Financial Management Association, and the CFA Institute.

Education: 
Ph.D. Finance (2002), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
M.Sc. Business Administration (1993), University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
B.Sc. (first class honors), Business Administration (1990), University of Lagos, Nigeria.