Thomas George

Prior to joining the University of Houston faculty in 2002, Professor George served on the faculties of Ohio State University, the University of Iowa, and Northwestern University as a visitor. Professor George's teaching interests include equity and fixed-income investment management, project valuation and corporate finance. He has won several awards for excellence in teaching in MBA and Executive MBA programs.

Professor George has done research in the areas of market microstructure, asset pricing and behavioral finance. His publications have appeared in leading academic journals among them the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Intermediation, and the Journal of Financial Markets. Professor George has been winner and runner-up of the Best Paper Prize from the Journal of Financial Intermediation, and nominated for the Smith-Breeden Prize for the best paper on Investments in the Journal of Finance.

Professor George serves as the Director of the AIM Center for Investment Management at the Bauer College, and as instructor for the securities analysis course that manages the Cougar Investment Fund. He co-developed the Graduate Certificate in Financial Services Management, and has also taught in Bauer's Executive MBA program. Professor George has consulted with companies in designing and delivering educational programs in areas such as project valuation, hedging, and performance evaluation. Professor George served as Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs from 2015-18 and in Fall of 2019. He also served as Interim Dean of the Bauer College during the 2018-19 academic year.

Research Interests

• Market Microstructure
• Investments

Education

• Ph.D., University of Michigan, Finance, December 1989.
• B.S.B.A., Duquesne University, Accounting, May 1985.

Awards

Research

• Smith-Breeden Prize Nominee, Journal of Finance, 2004.
• Prize for Best Paper in Journal of Financial Intermediation, Vol. 5
• Runner-Up, Prize for Best Paper in Journal of Financial Intermediation, Vol. 2
• Best Paper Award, 1999, The Sixth National Taiwan University Conference on Finance
• Best Paper Award, 1995, The Second National Taiwan University Conference on Finance
• Best Paper Award, 1994, The First National Taiwan University Conference on Finance
• 1999 Summer Research Grant, College of Business, University of Iowa
• 1998 Summer Research Grant, College of Business, University of Iowa
• 1997 Summer Research Grant, College of Business, University of Iowa
• 1996 Summer Research Grant, College of Business, University of Iowa
• 1994 Dean's Summer Research Grant, College of Business, The Ohio State University
• 1993 Dean's Summer Research Grant, College of Business, The Ohio State University
• 1992 Dean's Summer Research Grant, College of Business, The Ohio State University
• 1992 Seed Grant, The Ohio State University

Teaching

• Melcher Award for Excellence in Service (College Level), 2014
• University-Level Teaching Award, 2013, University of Houston
• Melcher Award for Excellence in Teaching (College Level), 2012
• Outstanding Professor Award, Executive MBA Class of 2001, University of Iowa
• University-Level Teaching Award 2001, University of Iowa
• Outstanding Professor Award, Executive MBA Class of 2000, University of Iowa
• Full-Time MBA Outstanding Core Professor Award, Full-Time MBA Class of 1994, Ohio State University
• Full-Time MBA Outstanding Core Professor Award, Full-Time MBA Class of 1993, Ohio State University