Full Name
Frank Shepard
Job Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Company
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Speaker Bio
After getting out of the army, I went to Bentley College at night and received my B.S. in accounting. From there I went to Columbia University for my MBA in Finance. I received a Doctorate in Finance and International Economics from Pace University.
I began my financial career at Lehman Brothers where I held positions in corporate finance, capital markets, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and trading. Most recently, I was on the Board of Directors of a publicly traded insurance company based in New York and served on the Audit, Finance and Investment Committees. Moreover, I was selected to serve as a member of a special committee empowered to assess strategic alternatives. Also I was a consultant for a private merchant bank The Chart Group and prior to that a Managing Director at Hamilton Lane Advisors, a cutting edge alternative asset manager and advisor. In addition I was a CFO at a company that was in chapter 11 which gave me operating experience in a distressed environment.
Having experienced a learning disability at a young age helped me to understand how important education is. I enjoy teaching and plan to spend a substantial amount of my time focused on education.
I was an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business where I taught the Investment Banking Course and an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University Graduate School of Business & Public Administration where I taught Corporate Finance. In addition, I was an adjunct lecturer at Fordham University’s Garbelli School of Business where I taught the Private Equity/Investment Banking Modeling course. Currently I am an associate professor at Ave Maria University where I have taught the Fundamentals of Finance, Advanced Corporate Finance, the Principles of Macroeconomics, International business, Private Equity/Investment Banking Modeling, Business Economic Forecasting, Personal Selling and Security Analysis.
In addition I taught several classes on fixed income math and derivatives at Lehman Brothers for incoming associates as well as to senior investment bankers.
I enjoy kick boxing, reading historical accounts of financial manias and disasters, trying to study Brazilian Portuguese and working with nonprofit organizations. One book that has had a strong influence on me is The Elusive Quest for Growth by William Easterly.
I began my financial career at Lehman Brothers where I held positions in corporate finance, capital markets, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and trading. Most recently, I was on the Board of Directors of a publicly traded insurance company based in New York and served on the Audit, Finance and Investment Committees. Moreover, I was selected to serve as a member of a special committee empowered to assess strategic alternatives. Also I was a consultant for a private merchant bank The Chart Group and prior to that a Managing Director at Hamilton Lane Advisors, a cutting edge alternative asset manager and advisor. In addition I was a CFO at a company that was in chapter 11 which gave me operating experience in a distressed environment.
Having experienced a learning disability at a young age helped me to understand how important education is. I enjoy teaching and plan to spend a substantial amount of my time focused on education.
I was an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business where I taught the Investment Banking Course and an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University Graduate School of Business & Public Administration where I taught Corporate Finance. In addition, I was an adjunct lecturer at Fordham University’s Garbelli School of Business where I taught the Private Equity/Investment Banking Modeling course. Currently I am an associate professor at Ave Maria University where I have taught the Fundamentals of Finance, Advanced Corporate Finance, the Principles of Macroeconomics, International business, Private Equity/Investment Banking Modeling, Business Economic Forecasting, Personal Selling and Security Analysis.
In addition I taught several classes on fixed income math and derivatives at Lehman Brothers for incoming associates as well as to senior investment bankers.
I enjoy kick boxing, reading historical accounts of financial manias and disasters, trying to study Brazilian Portuguese and working with nonprofit organizations. One book that has had a strong influence on me is The Elusive Quest for Growth by William Easterly.
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