Cassandra Marshall

Cassandra Marshall is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Robins School of Business. Prior to joining the University of Richmond, she received a Ph.D. in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She conducts research in empirical corporate finance where her work focuses on corporate governance, director incentives, corporate fraud, insider trading, and executive compensation. Her work appears in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Education, and The Journal of Wealth Management. She has presented her research at seminars and conferences around the world including the American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, European Finance Association, and the Midwest Finance Association. At the University of Richmond, Professor Marshall teaches Principles of Corporate Finance where she enjoys teaching the foundations of finance to students from all business majors, intermediate Corporate Finance where her students learn the theory behind corporate decisions and how to analyze data through Excel modeling, and Financial Modeling in the MBA program.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Director Incentives
• Executive Compensation

EDUCATION

• B.S., Western Kentucky University - 2004
  Finance & Economics

• M.B., Indiana University - 2008
  Finance

• Ph.D., Indiana University - 2011
  Finance

Awards

• Outstanding Service Award, Robins School of Business 2018
• Outstanding Scholarship Award, Robins School of Business 2017
• Doctoral Student Travel Grant, American Finance Association Conference 2010
• Dean’s Fellowship, Indiana University 2005-2009
• Outstanding Senior in College of Business (1st in Class), Western Kentucky University 2004
• Outstanding Senior in Finance (1st in Class), Western Kentucky University 2004