William Bradford

Education

• PhD Ohio State University (1972)
• MBA Ohio State University (1968)
• BA Howard University (1967)

Academic Expertise

• business valuation
• corporate finance
• corporate governance
• dividend and payout policy / stock splits

• financial institutions / banking

• household finance

• minority business

• small business finance

• venture capital

Current Research

• “Do Minority Firms Suffer More from Immobility in Founder Control?” Research project sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Positions Held

• Dean of the UW Business School, 1994-1999
• Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Maryland School of Business and Management, 1991-1994
• Chairman of the Finance Department, University of Maryland School of Business and Management, 1984-1989
• Assistant and Associate Professor, Stanford University, 1972-1980
• Visiting Professor at New York University, University of California at Los Angeles, Ohio State University, and Yale University
• Visiting Economist at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1974-1975

Honors and Awards

• Undergraduate Instructor of the Year for Finance and Business Economics (2007)
• Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University (1985)
• Rockefeller Foundation Research Fellowship (1987)
• Federal Reserve Board Visiting Scholar (1981)
• Mellon Foundation Fellow (1977)
• Minority Business Hall of Fame, 2013 Inductee

Academic Service

• President of the National Economic Association (1984)
• Member of the Commission on Admission to Graduate Management Education (1987-90)