SATTAR A. MANSI

 

Associate Professor of Finance

Department of Finance
Pamplin College of Business
Virginia Tech

Office: 356NOVA
Phone: 703-538-8406
Fax: 703-538-8415
email: smansi@vt.edu
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Spring 2009 Teaching Schedule:

Spring 2009 Office Hours:

• TBA

Education and Certification

PhD, George Washington University, 1999
MBA, George Washington University, 1990
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1983

Teaching:

Dr. Mansi has taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He has taught Financial Management, Investments, Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives at both undergraduate and MBA Level. He currently teaches MBA students only. He has recently taught at Georgetown University, American University, and Texas Tech University.

Research:
Dr. Mansi's research has usually dealt with board topics such as the effect of director issues, diversification, internationalization, CEO compensation and managerial incentives related to the debt market. His current research also focuses on the debt market with applications related primarily to corporate finance and financial markets and institutions. His major contribution is in testing the impact of events on the debt market. For instance, he has examined how US multinational firms benefit or lose by going international and the effect on the cost of equity capital. He has published in top quality journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of Banking and Finance.

Business Experience:
Dr. Mansi's work experience is in the areas of engineering and finance. He has worked as a Product Engineer for the disk drive division for Unisys Corporation in California. He has spent over six years working as a Senior Financial Analyst for Freddie Mac in the areas of risk management and mortgage backed securities.

Professional Achievements:
Dr. Mansi is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Bond Trading and Management and of the Journal of Business Research. He is been an ad hoc reviewer for several journals. He has been a Session Chair for an annual meeting hosted by the Financial Management Association, and has also his papers at the Financial Management Association meetings.