He was previously an Assistant Professor of Finance at Boston College. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the Ohio State University, a Masters degree in Econometrics from the University of Freiburg, and a celebrated diploma in Mathematics applied to Finance from the Universite de Neuchatel. He has authored three distinguished papers on finance, corporate finance, and financial and quantitative analysis published in eminent journals throughout the globe, and has been the recipient of the Distinguished Teacher award from the Carroll School of Management in 2012.