Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Faculty and Research
Faculty in the FIR department at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics (FCBE) bring professional experience in corporations, banks and financial institutions to provide deeper insight from career to classroom. Many of our faculty are prolific authors and have published research in prestigious finance publications. They inspire students to participate in academic research and student competitions to prepare them for careers or post-graduate degrees.
Faculty Fast Facts
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Jeff Black |
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Allen Carrion |
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Jan Hanousek Jr. |
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Pankaj Jain Chair | Professor pjain@memphis.edu Phone: 901.678.3810 Office: FCBE 402 |
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Pawan Jain |
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Napoleon Overton |
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Allison Potter |
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Sepehr Roudini |
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Konstantin Sokolov Associate Professor | PhD Coordinator | Wunderlich Chair of Excellence in Finance ksokolov@memphis.edu |
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Mark Sunderman |
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Emma Xu |
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Velma Zahirovic-Herbert |












