George Parker

The Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business

Schools

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Expertise

Biography

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Research Statement

George Parker’s teaching and research interests are primarily in the field of corporate finance, management of financial institutions, and corporate governance. He is the author of numerous case studies related to these subjects which are used in the MBA Program at Stanford and other schools. He has also authored several articles on capital structure, risk management, and corporate valuation.

Bio

Parker is the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He teaches or has taught courses in corporate finance in the Stanford MBA Program, Stanford MSx Program, and in various Executive Education programs at the school. He is also codirector of the Financial Management Program and the Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Executive Program. Prior to joining the faculty at Stanford in 1973, Parker was an assistant and associate professor of finance at Columbia University in New York City.

Parker was the recipient of the 2000 Robert T. Davis Award for Faculty Lifetime Achievement at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the 2006 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Stanford MBA Program. In addition, Parker serves on four boards of directors of listed, publicly traded companies, one mutual fund company, one privately held company, and one nonprofit organization. In addition, he has served from 2003 to the present as the faculty chairman of the Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility for the Board of Trustees of Stanford University. Between 1977 and 1989, Parker served as a trustee of Haverford College, his undergraduate alma mater. Parker holds an MBA and PhD degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business from the classes of 1962 and 1967, respectively. Between 1962 and 1964, he was a member of the United States Peace Corps in Peru.

Academic Degrees

PhD, Stanford GSB, 1967
MBA, Stanford GSB, 1962
BA, Haverford College, 1960

Academic Appointments

At Stanford since 1973
Assistant-Associate Professor, Columbia University, 1967-1973
Visiting Associate Professor, Universidad del Valle, Colombia, 1967

Professional Experience

Assistant to the President, Community National Bank, 1964-1965
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru, 1962-1964

Awards and Honors

Eponym of the George G.C. Parker Professorship (endowed by former students), 2008
Distinguished Teaching Award, Stanford MBA Program, 2006
Stanford Business School Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching and Faculty Service, 2002

Videos

Courses Taught

Finance and Accounting for the Nonnfinancial Executive

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford, California, United States

Jan 26, 2025

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Cases

The Decision | F310 Alan Rappaport, George Parker, Jaclyn Foroughi2015

Richard Lund Personal Wealth and Philanthropy | F308 George Parker, Alan Rappaport, Jaclyn Foroughi2013

Rina Castillo Implementing Asset Allocation Principles | F307 George Parker, Alan Rappaport, Jaclyn Foroughi2013

Schroder Family (A): Personal Wealth, Family, and Estates | F306A George Parker, Alan Rappaport, Jaclyn Foroughi, Vanessa Lide2013

Schroder Family (B): Setting an Investment Strategy | F306B George Parker, Alan Rappaport, Jaclyn Foroughi2013

Tech Roads, Incorporated | F271 Katherine Bose, George Parker2007

CASE TITLE | F266 George G. C. Parker, Jesse R. Sandoval2003

Gap Inc. (A) | F267(A) David Berry, George Parker2003

MEMC Electronic Materials | F264 Eraic Bannasch, Jim Coulter, Todd Dashefsky, George Parker2003

Standard Manufacturing Company | F168 George Parker2003

Tri-Tech Computer | F234 George Parker, Ann Pattyn2003

Wel-Bilt Furniture Company | F202 George Parker2003

Internet Capital Group | E119 Victoria Chang, George Parker2002

Continental Airlines | F256 George Parker, Margot Sutherland2000

Affymax, N.V., An Initial Offering | F246 Rami Chalduri, George Parker, David Singer1992

Aloha Airlines, Inc. | F240 George Parker1992

Ford Motor Company, Dividend Policy | F239 Inghie Kwik, George G. C. Parker1992

Pacific Systems | F245 George Parker1992

Time Warner Inc. | F241 Howard Corb, George Parker1992