Theoretically based, managerial relevant research and teaching. Our mission is to train our doctoral students to become world-class scholars. Through the mentoring relationship that you will develop with your faculty advisors, you will become lifelong colleagues.
Ioannis (Yianni) Floros recently graduated from Katz School of Business with a Ph.D. in Finance. Dr. Floros plans to conduct research in empirical corporate finance and more specifically in going public decisions, private placements and compensation mechanisms. In August 2008 Dr. Floros moved to Iowa as Assistant Professorship in Finance at Iowa State University.
Vanitha Swaminathan joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh in 2002 and recently received tenure. She teaches Marketing Strategy to PhD students. Her research interests are in the areas of branding strategy and marketing-finance interface issues. Her specific research interests include understanding consumer-brand relationships, investigating how companies can build strong emotional connections with consumers and exploring brand strategies (co-branding and brand extensions).
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