James Grant
Assistant Professor of Finance

CM Financial Services Forum Research Associate

Telephone: 617.287.7713
Email: james.grant@umb.edu

Education
MBA/Ph.D., Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
BSBA, Babson College

Areas of Expertise
Corporate finance, investment management

Background
Executive in Residence and professor/finance: Baruch College of the City University of New York/course offerings at Baruch College and in Executive MBA/MSF Programs.

Courses Taught
Advanced Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis, Derivatives, and Mergers and Acquisitions

Research Interests
Role of value-based metrics in corporate finance and investment management, corporate valuation, securities analysis, market microstructure, and equity portfolio management

Selected Publications

Articles/Chapters

James A. Abate, James L. Grant, and Chris Rowberry, “Understanding the Required Return in a World of Heightened Uncertainty,” Journal of Portfolio Management (forthcoming 2006)

James L. Grant, Avner Wolf, and Susana Yu, “Intraday Price Reversals in the U.S. Stock Index Futures Market,” Journal of Banking and Finance (May 2005)

James A. Abate, James L. Grant, and G. Bennett Stewart III, “The EVA Style of Investing,” Journal of Portfolio Management (Summer 2004)

Frank J. Fabozzi and James L. Grant, “Common Stock Portfolio Management Strategies,” Chapter 8 in Frank J. Fabozzi and Harry M. Markowitz, The Theory and Practice of Investment Management (Wiley 2002)

James A. Abate and James L. Grant, “Security Analysis using Value-Based Metrics,” Chapter 12 in Frank J. Fabozzi and Harry M. Markowitz, Theory and Practice of Investment Management

Books

James L. Grant, Foundations of Economic Value Added, Second Edition (Wiley 2003) (Published in English and Simplified Chinese)

James L. Grant and James A. Abate, Focus on Value: A Corporate and Investor Guide to Wealth Creation (Wiley 2001)

Frank J. Fabozzi and James L. Grant, Value-Based Metrics: Foundations and Practice (Wiley 2000)

Frank J. Fabozzi and James L. Grant, Equity Portfolio Management (Wiley 1999)

Professional Activities:
Consulting advisor to major Wall Street firms, CFA instructor, Boston Security Analysts Society

Honors:
UMASS Boston, Faculty Appreciation Night, 2005

Voted “Best Professor of the Year,” Executive MBA Program, Baruch College of the City University of New York (2003)

Book chapter-“Security Analysis using Value-Based Metrics-selected by CFA Institute as required reading for 2005/2006 CFA Candidate Study Program (Level II/Session 13: Valuation models and measures of value added)

Father of five wonderful children!

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Arindam Bandopadhyaya, Director of the Financial Services Forum speaking at Growing the Massachusetts Innovation Economy: The Changing Role of the Angel Investor

Professor Arindam Bandopadhyaya, CM Financial Services Forum Director, panelist at Funding Innovation, Finding Growth: Angel Investors & Emerging Business in New England

Edward D’Alelio, CM Executive-In-Residence, Financial Services Forum Board of Advisors

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Professor Atreya “Chuck” Chakraborty, Financial Services Forum Research Associate, at The Hedge Fund Explosion: Has the Bang Been Worth the Buck?

Arindam Bandopadhyaya, Director of the Financial Services Forum

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