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William Bradford
Professor Emeritus of Finance

Education

  • PhD The Ohio State University (1972)
  • MBA The Ohio State University (1968)
  • BA Howard University (1967)

Expertise

business valuation, corporate finance, corporate governance, dividend and payout policy / stock splits, financial institutions / banking, household finance, minority business, small business finance, venture capital

Positions Held

Dean of the UW Business School, 1994-1999
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Maryland School of Business and Management, 1991-1994
Chairman of the Finance Department, University of Maryland School of Business and Management, 1984-1989
Assistant and Associate Professor, Stanford University, 1972-1980
Visiting Professor at New York University, University of California at Los Angeles, Ohio State University, and Yale University
Visiting Economist at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1974-1975

Honors and Awards

Undergraduate Instructor of the Year for Finance and Business Economics (2007)
Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University (1985)
Rockefeller Foundation Research Fellowship (1987)
Federal Reserve Board Visiting Scholar (1981)
Mellon Foundation Fellow (1977)
Minority Business Hall of Fame, 2013 Inductee

William Bradford

Academic Department

Finance & Business Economics

Academic Service

President of the National Economic Association (1984)
Member of the Commission on Admission to Graduate Management Education (1987-90)

Current Research

“Do Minority Firms Suffer More from Immobility in Founder Control?” Research project sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.