Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include venture capital, private equity, political connections, and initial public offerings. His research has appeared in Journal of Finance and the Journal of Corporate Finance. His research was mentioned in the Blog of the Stigler Center at the Booth School of Business of University of Chicago, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Bloomberg Brief, New York Times, CNBC, Forbes, PBS, Time, Herald Tribune, Huffington Post, among others.