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Ronald Anderson

Professor
Department of Finance and Real Estate

  • Additional Positions at AU

    Finance and Real Estate Department Chair
  • Professor Anderson teaches corporate finance with a particular emphasis in understanding the relation between managerial actions and firm value. In addition to his teaching activities, he follows an active research agenda in the area of corporate governance with a special emphasis on family ownership of publicly-traded companies. Anderson earned a BSE in engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, and his Ph.D. in finance from Texas A&M. Prior to receiving his Ph.D., Professor Anderson spent more than 11 years working as a corporate executive in the oil industry, in the U.S., Africa, Europe, and South America.
  • Degrees

    B.S.E. Engineering and M.B.A. Finance, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
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Teaching

  • Fall 2011

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

American University honored Professor Anderson as Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year. He has lived and worked in Bolivia, South Africa and France.

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Area of Expertise: Corporate and managerial finance, international finance, corporate governance, executive compensation, firm diversification  

Additional Information: Ronald Anderson focuses his teaching and research efforts on corporate and managerial finance, international finance, corporate governance, executive compensation, firm diversification, and general practitioner articles. Anderson's research focuses on corporate ownership and equity ownership structure. His work appears in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management, and He has lived and worked in Bolivia, South Africa, and France.

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