Alumni Professor and Chairman, Department of Finance, DePaul University

Ali Fatemi is the Chairman of the Finance Department at DePaul University where he also holds a position as a Professor. Previously he held positions at Kansas State University and Wichita State University, and has been a Visiting Scholar at UCLA and at University of Maastricht. He also has had teaching assignments at Ritsumeikan University, Erasmus University, Tilburg University, Justus Liebig University, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Europa Universitat Viadrina, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance, and the Czech Management Center. He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he received his Ph.D. (1979) and his MBA (1975).

Professor Fatemi has published in leading academic journals including: Journal of Finance, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Economic Psychology, Global Finance Journal, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Financial Services Review, and Japan and the World Economy. His current research deals with issues related to socially responsible investing, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, dividend policy, and corporate governance. He is the President-Elect of Midwest Finance Association, and has served the profession as the editor of Journal of Applied Finance (2000-2007), and as a member of the editorial board or a reviewer for a variety of domestic and international finance journals, including European Financial Management, Global Finance Journal, The International Journal of Finance and Managerial Finance.

Professor Fatemi is listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and in the International Directory of Business Management Scholars and Research. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Agilex, a Florida-based mutual fund, and as a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of Kansas State University Foundation. He is currently a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, FEI, the Executives Club of Chicago, Chicago Council of Global Affairs, the Bond Club of Chicago, and is a member of Board of Directors at the National Iranian-American Council.

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