Eric R. Brisker Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor of Finance Office: CBA 223
The University of Akron Telephone: (330) 972-2478
259 South Broadway Street Email: [email protected]
Akron, OH 44325-4803 EDUCATION
Ph.D., Finance with support area in Econometrics Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, April 2012 M.A., Financial Economics
Ohio University, Athens, OH, June 2005 M.B.A.
Ohio University, Athens, OH, June 2004 B.S., Business Administration
Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH, March 2000
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Akron, August 2012 – present Instructor of Finance, Florida State University, June 2009 – April 2012 Instructor of Economics, Ohio University, August 2007 – June 2008 Instructor of Business, Hocking College, March 1998 – June 2007
Academic Program Coordinator, Hocking College, January 2000 – August 2005
PUBLISHED PAPERS
“Changes in cash holdings around S&P 500 additions”, with Gonul Colak and David Peterson, Journal of Banking & Finance 37 (May, 2013), pages 1787-1807.
“Executive compensation structure and the motivations for seasoned equity offerings” with Don M. Autore, Gonul Colak, and David R. Peterson,
“The PCAOB’s second inspections of foreign auditors”, with Myungsoo Son and Hakjoon Song, The CPA Journal 84 (September, 2014), pages 28-33.
“Financial adviser background checks”, with Bhanu Balasubramnian and Suzanne Gradisher, Financial Services Review 23 (December, 2014), pages 305-324.
“Financial adviser users and financial literacy”, with Bhanu Balasubramnian, Financial Services Review 25 (September, 2016), pages 127-155.
Book Chapters:
“Finance for the Curious: Why Study Finance?”, Chapter 4 “Why Study Finance?”, with James Thomson, The Curious Academic Publishing (November, 2014).
WORKING PAPERS
“CEO’s Inside Debt and Dynamics of Capital Structure”, with Wei Wang (under review at Financial Management, 2nd round)
Summary Published in The Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog (March 25, 2016) “Managers’ equity incentives and asymmetric cost behavior”, with James Ang and Hakjoon Song
“CEO’s Inside Debt and Insider Trading”, with Dominique Gehy and Aimee Hoffman-Smith “Executive stock options, credit ratings, and the debt-equity choice”, with Don Autore and David Peterson
“Do long-term shareholders facilitate greater value creation? An empirical investigation” with James Ang
WORK IN PROGRESS
“U.S. acquisitions and earnouts: The influence of deal characteristics”, with Aigbe Akhigbe, Melinda Newman, and Ann Marie Whyte
CONFERENCE & PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS
“Financial adviser users and financial literacy”, with Bhanu Balasubramnian
2015 Eastern Finance Association Meetings, New Orleans, LA, April, 2015 “Managers’ equity incentives and asymmetric cost behavior”, with James Ang and Hakjoon Song
2014 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2014
2014 Temple University Accounting Conference, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2014 (presented by Hakjoon Song)
2014 American Accounting Association National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August, 2014 (presented by Hakjoon Song)
“Financial advisor background checks”, with Bhanu Balasubramnian and Suzanne Gradisher (presented under the title “Gaps in financial education of consumers: Background checks on financial advisors”)
2013 Financial Management Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, October, 2013 “Executive Compensation Structure and the Motivations for Seasoned Equity Offerings”, with Don Autore, Gonul Colak and David Peterson
2011 Financial Management Association Meeting, Denver, CO, October, 2011 2013 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, April, 2013 Kent State University Seminar Series, Kent, OH, February 14, 2014
“Equity-Based Compensation and the Debt-Equity Choice”, with Don Autore and David Peterson
2011 Financial Management Association Doctoral Student Consortium, Denver, CO, October, 2011
“Changes in Cash Holdings of S&P 500 Addition Firms” with Gonul Colak and David Peterson 2010 Southern Finance Association Meeting, Asheville, NC, November, 2010
“Do Long-Term Shareholders Facilitate Greater Value Creation? An Empirical Investigation” with James Ang
Florida State University Seminar, Tallahassee, FL, August, 2010
OTHER CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Discussant:
“Gender and Geography in the Boardroom: What Really Matters for Board Decisions?”, Zinat Alam, Mark Chen, Conrad Ciccotello, and Harley E. Ryan
2015 Financial Management Association Meeting, Orlando, FL, October, 2015
“Impact of Excess CEO Compensation on Firm Performance during Recessionary Periods”, Robert Antenucci and John H. Thornton
2015 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April, 2015
“CEO power over the Board and excess cash: The effect on dividend initiation”, Deborah Smith and Anita K. Pennathur
“Intra-Industry Effects of IPOs on Stock Repurchase Decisions”, Thanh Nguyen and Dung Pham
2013 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, April, 2013
“Private Capital Markets and Business Owners Perceptions: Evidence from Business Owners Survey”, Maretno Harjoto and John Paglia
2011 Financial Management Association Meeting, Denver, CO, October, 2011 “The Information Content of Institutional Investment Horizon: Evidence from Firm’s Implied Cost of Equity”, Omrane Guedhami, Najah Attig, and Sadok El Ghoul
2010 Southern Finance Association Meeting, Asheville, NC, November, 2010 Session Chair:
2015 Financial Management Association Meeting, Orlando, FL, October, 2015 Session #187: Constructing Optimal Portfolios
2015 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April, 2015 Session I.13: Behavioral Finance
2014 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2014 Session D.6: Capital Structure and M&A
Session E.6: Mergers and Acquisitions I
2013 Financial Management Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, October, 2013 Session 177: Corporate Cash Holdings
2013 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, April, 2013 Session D.1: Stock Market Index Changes
Program Review Committee:
2016 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April, 2016 2015 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April, 2015 2014 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2014 2013 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, April, 2013 Other Conferences:
2015 Charles Schwab Impact Conference, Boston, MA
2015 McGraw Hill Teaching Technology in Finance Focus Group, Laguna, CA,
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
NOTE: Hybrid indicates 50% of class material was delivered through online video lectures with the other 50% being delivered through traditional in-class lectures
Assistant Professor, The University of Akron Graduate
Techniques of Financial Modeling; Fall 2014 – Current
Undergraduate
Advanced Financial Analytics; Fall 2012 – Current
Hybrid: Advanced Financial Analytics; Spring 2015 - Current Principles of Finance; Fall 2012 - Current
Hybrid: Principles of Finance; Fall 2015 - Current Introduction to Finance; Fall 2013
Investments; Spring 2014 Instructor, Florida State University Undergraduate
Financial Management of the Firm; Fall 2011; Spring 2012
Financial Markets, Institutions, and Investments; Summer 2009; Summer 2010; Summer 2011
Instructor, Ohio University Undergraduate
Principles of Macroeconomics; Fall 2007; Winter 2008; Spring 2008 Principles of Microeconomics; Fall 2007; Spring 2008
Instructor, Hocking College
Various Finance, Business, and Economics Courses; March 1998-June 2007 INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Derivative Analyst, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, OH, 2005-2006.
HONORS & AWARDS
Nominated for The University of Akron College of Business Teaching Award, 2015 Beta Gamma Sigma, Induction under The University of Akron, 2015
The University of Akron, Dept. of Finance, Advisory Board Research Grant Award, 2014 College of Business Doctoral Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2011
Nominated for University Outstanding Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2011 FMA Doctoral Student Consortium, 2011
Congress of Graduate Students Research Travel Grant, Florida State University, 2010 Dean’s List, Shawnee State University, 1997-2000
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
The University of Akron, College of Business: Strategic Planning Committee, 2014 - Present Nominating Committee, 2015 - Present Core Curriculum Committee, 2012 - Present
Leadership Council Steering Committee, 2013 - Present
Assurance of Learning – Integrated Business Knowledge, 2012 – Present Assurance of Learning – Decision Making, 2013 - Present
Assurance of Learning - Team Effectiveness, 2012 - 2013
Assurance of Learning – Analytical Quantitative Reasoning, 2012 - 2013 The University of Akron, Department of Finance
FMA Student Organization Faculty Adviser, 2015 - Present Core Curriculum Committee, 2012 - Present
Certified Financial Planner Program Committee, 2013 - Present
Chair, Search Committee for Visiting College Lecturer, Summer, 2013 Member, Search Committee for (2) Tenure Track positions, 2013 - 2014 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Ad hoc reviewer:
Journal of Corporate Finance The Financial Review
International Review of Financial Analysis Managerial Finance
American Journal of Business
International Review of Economics & Finance
The North American Journal of Economics & Finance PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Financial Management Association Southern Finance Association Eastern Finance Association
