Michael Oakes

Areas of Expertise

Corporate finance and financial management practices, particularly risk and return assessment, through the lens of the subjectivism of Austrian economics; innovation and the intersection of creative and analytical thinking.

Academic Degrees

• MBA, Finance and Applied Economics, University of Rochester, 1984
• BS, Journalism, Indiana University, 1981

Professional Experience

• Senior Lecturer in Finance, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), 2009-2013
• MBA Director, IUPUC, 2011-2013
• Interim Head, Division of Business, IUPUC, 2010-2011
• Chair, Division of Business, Saint Joseph’s College, 2007-2009
• Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, Saint Joseph’s College, 2003-2009
• Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics, Saint Joseph’s College, 1998-2003
• Professional positions with Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI), Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago), Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards (Los Angeles), Light Signatures (Los Angeles), and Ichimura Gakuin (Nagoya, Japan)