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Mastering finance isn’t just a matter of analyzing numbers and data.

The Department of Finance in the Broad College of Business prepares students to look beyond quantitative reasoning in order to discover innovative solutions to the most prominent issues confronting today’s (and tomorrow’s) businesses. Our flexible programs and curriculum specializations in corporate finance and financial markets allow students to focus on their specific areas of interest within finance.

Department Information Sheet

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Andrei Simonov

A community of experiential learning and financial leadership

Welcome to the Department of Finance in the Eli Broad College of Business. We invite you as prospective or current Broad College students to learn about the dynamic world of finance. While you will become grounded in finance fundamentals, you will also grapple with the underlying causes of economic problems and the many risks businesses face in today’s complex global world. You will learn from our innovative faculty who foster a collaborative learning environment with their dedication to student success. Insights and findings from faculty’s cutting-edge research will inform your discussions.

The department encourages our students to participate in co-curricular opportunities offered by the Financial Markets Institute, the Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance, and the Student Investment Fund. Further explore your interests through one of our student organizations: Finance Association, Spartan Global Development Fund, Student Investment Association and the Wealth Management Association. In addition to engaging with peers who share similar interests, these organizations provide wonderful opportunities for leadership development.

The department welcomes contact from employers interested in learning about our student talent. If you would like to learn more, please contact Russell Palmer Career Management Center.

We invite you to learn more about how the Department of Finance is helping Eli Broad College realize its vision of becoming a top-of-mind business school and transform students into the leaders of tomorrow.

Finance @ Broad


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Cameron Tan, a senior in finance, showcases the power of education, cultural fluency and seizing opportunities.
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Learn about the student-driven organization providing hands-on experiences to grow future leaders in private equity.
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MSU Finance Commencement 2022

We offer a full portfolio of programs in finance.

The Department of Finance offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, all designed to account for curriculum specialization to a student’s particular interests in finance. Our programs also prepare students for roles in the related fields of marketing, production, supply chain and human resources. This tailored approach empowers students to achieve their unique career goals in finance and across all areas of business.

Research areas cover all major areas of finance including corporate and behavioral finance, contracting and asset pricing.

Explore Program  

Financial Markets Institute

The Financial Markets Institute (FMI) provides comprehensive training to a select group of highly motivated finance and accounting students at Broad. Scholars are offered invaluable professional opportunities, such as co-managing a multi-million dollar investment fund and visiting financial services firms across the United States. Based on student preparation, the institute provides employers with the confidence that FMI scholars have the technical and soft skills necessary to make immediate contributions to their firms.

 

EXPLORE THE FMI

Spartan Global Development Fund

 

Spartan Global Development Fund (SGDF) is a registered student organization sponsored by the Finance Department, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University.  SGDF was founded in 2009 and has made over $160,000 in loans to aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide.   The student organization works in tandem with the Spartan Global Development Fund 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose board includes alumni and SGDF’s faculty advisor Professor Paulette L. Stenzel.  Through SGDF, students educate themselves and others about the need for microfinance and how microfinance operates; raise funds locally and through crowdfunding; work with field partners in developing countries; and extend and administer loans.  We aim to educate, inspire, and enable tomorrow’s agents of global change by extending interest-free microloans to small businesses around the world.

 

EXPLORE THE  SDGF

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Our Faculty

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Ryan Israelsen

  • Kaufman Endowed Professor in Insurance and Risk Management
    Finance
  • Professor
    Finance
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Hao Jiang

  • Philip J. May Professor in Finance
    Finance
  • Professor, Co-Director of the Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance
    Finance

Faculty Publications

Advisory Board

Members of the Finance Advisory Board contribute to the activities of the Department of Finance in many different ways, such as providing job opportunities (full-time positions and internships), getting involved with the team of students who manage the Student Investment Fund (SIF) and advising the department chair. There are also opportunities to mentor students.

The Finance Advisory Board meets twice annually (typically December and April), and part of each meeting is devoted to discussing the Student Investment Fund’s performance with the student managers and the rationale behind their buys and sells. The Finance Advisory Board’s job is to ask challenging questions and provide advice and insights to advance the student managers’ knowledge.

Current Finance Advisory Board Members

Nathan Wright

  • Vice President – Senior Underwriter
  • JP Morgan Chase

Lisa Beck

  • Finance Executive (Retired)
  • General Motors

William Berry Jr.

  • Vice President, Corporate Controller
  • Stryker

Stephen Calso

  • Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasury
  • Syniverse
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The Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance

The Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance (CVCPEEF) integrates financial thinking and strategic decision-making with innovation and entrepreneurship via research and education across the university, and in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) community around the world.

Explore CVCPEEF

The Financial Analysis Lab provides the opportunity for hands-on training in financial modeling and valuation. The lab’s hardware and software not only emulate a real trading room, but also enable a dynamic instructional setting. The lab is equipped with dual-screen computers and a number of Bloomberg terminals.

Lab Hours and Contact  
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Contact Information

  • Department of Finance
  • Eppley Center
  • 667 N Shaw Ln Rm 315
  • East Lansing, MI 48824
  • Phone: (517) 353-1745