Jim Brau

Joel C. Peterson Professor of Finance,
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Biography

Jim Brau is the Joel C. Peterson Professor of Finance at the Marriott School and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and an Army officer in the Utah National Guard. He received his undergraduate training at the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1991) and served three years as an active duty Airborne Ranger infantry officer in the United States Army and another five years in the Army National Guard and Army Reserves. While in the reserves, Jim earned his PhD from Florida State University in business administration and finance with a support area in econometrics. Jim joined the Marriott School faculty in April 1999 and was honorably discharged as an Army Captain in June 1999. In 2004, Jim earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and in 2019 he earned the Certified Financial Planner^TM designation. In 2022, Jim was recommissioned into the Utah Army National Guard and currently serves in the rank of Captain in the 19^th Special Forces Group.

Jim’s research interests include issues pertaining to initial public offerings, entrepreneurial finance, financial education, and real estate. He currently has a scholarship H-Index of 26, an i10-Index of 38, 5,839 citations, and over 142,000 reads on ResearchGate (as of Dec 2023). He has 130+ academic presentations and published 70 peer-reviewed articles to include articles in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Real Estate Economics and Finance, and Journal of Real Estate Research among others. In addition to peer-reviewed articles, Jim has coauthored or is coauthoring 16 textbooks.

Jim teaches principles of finance, corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, and financial planning to university-wide students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His current courses include Principles of Finance (Fin 201), Pre-PhD Individual Study (Fin 490r/MBA 693r), Financial Planning (Fin 418), Advanced Corporate Finance (EMBA 693AF), Independent Study Financial Management (MSB 250), and Entrepreneurial Finance (EMBA 693EF). Jim has directly recruited and mentored 31 students who have begun doctoral programs. As part of his pre-PhD mentoring, Jim has worked with 28 BYU students as coauthors on 27 peer-reviewed articles. In total, he has worked with 121 RAs and 110 TAs at BYU (Jan 2024).

Along with serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance since 2009, Jim has served on the editorial review board of the Journal of Business Venturing since 2010 and previously served on the editorial review board of Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice for eight years (2005-2012) and Financial Decisions (2001-2018).

Among his awards are West Point Distinguished Cadet (top 5% of Senior class in academics, physical fitness, and leadership), West Point dean’s list all eight semesters, FSU Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award (Valedictorian), three FSU teaching awards (one college level and two university level), eight BYU teaching awards (six department level and two college level), three BYU research awards (two department level and one college level), three BYU outstanding citizen awards (one department level and two university level), four best-paper awards, 21 lead-articles, and the BYU University Young Scholar Award (university-wide).

Jim consults with firms, NGOs, entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists. His consulting focuses on corporate finance/financial management, start-up financing, venture valuation, business plan construction, and harvest strategies. Jim also serves as an expert witness in finance-related lawsuits.

Jim married Michelle (West) in 1991 in the Jordan River Temple. Michelle (AA Fashion Production and Management from Columbus Technical College) is currently working on her undergraduate degree at BYU in Family Studies and is enjoying her career as a stay-at-home mother and grandmother. They are the parents of six children (two by marriage) and one granddaughter. Bekki (BS Business Management BYU, MS Instructional Psychology BYU, PhD Supply Chain Management Univ Arkansas) is a Supply Chain assistant professor in the Marriott School of Business at BYU. She is married to Kamiko Ho’okano Adcock (BS Economics BYU) who works as a high school film teacher. Kamiko is the founder of KIN Entertainment LLC and the Sweet Film Talk podcast (https://www.sweetfilmtalk.com/). Jameson (BA Philosophy with minors in Human Development and Military Science/Leadership BYU, MS Organizational Leadership CU-Boulder) is an Army veteran and law student at Gonzaga Law, class of 2024. Brigham (BS Accounting and BS Economics BYU) is a UNC Accounting PhD student. He is married to AJ (Call). AJ graduated from Bottega University and is the founder and CEO of Wander Inc (https://www.wandermaps.com/). They are the parents of one daughter. Heber (BS Computer Science WGU, currently UVU Master of Computer Science student) is an embedded systems/software engineer and cofounder and CTO of Tribyte LLC, a software development firm, and SmileTherapy Games, an indie game studio. In his free time, Jim enjoys family activities, bodybuilding, reading, writing, and 1980s country music.

Education

Engineering Captains Career Course, Commandant's List, US Army, 2022
Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning, CFP Board, 2019
Chartered Financial Analyst, Finance, CFA Institute, 2004
PhD, Finance, Florida State University, 1999
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Commander Course, US Army, 1992
Mortar Platoon Leader Course, US Army, 1992
Pathfinder School, US Army, 1992
Ranger Course, United States Army Infantry School, 1992
Airborne School, US Army, 1991
BS, Geography, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1991
Combat Lifesaver Course, US Army, 1991
Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course, Honor Graduate, US Army Infantry School, 1991
Master Fitness Trainer, US Army, 1991
Air Assault School, US Army, 1989

Selected Publications

"A Framework for Incorporating CFA and CFP Preparation Tracks in an Undergraduate Finance Major or MBA Program", Advances in Financial Education, Volume Forthcoming, 2024
"Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: A Feature-Framework for Future Research", Supply Chain Management, Edition 1, Volume 29, Pages 27-49, 2024
"Unattended In-home Delivery under Varying Scenarios of Technology-Enabled Anonymity", International Journal of Business, Edition 2, Volume 29, 2024
"Interrelationships in Inventory Turnover Performance Between Supplier and Customer Firms", Business and Economics Research Journal, Edition 2, Volume 14, Pages 157-171, 2023
"A Textual Analysis of Logograms in Chinese IPO Roadshows: How Agreement between Investors and Management Relates to Pricing and Performance", International Journal of Financial Studies, Edition 2, Volume 10, Pages 1-24, 2022
"An Analysis of Selling Concessions, Reallowance Fees, and Price Changes in the Marketing of IPOs", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Edition 4, Volume 24, Pages 18-46, 2022
"An Empirical Analysis of Video Games and Social Media on Learning in an Information Systems University Class", Business Education Innovation Journal, Edition 2, Volume 14, Pages 7-18, 2022
"Financial Markets and Instruments: A Pedagogy for the 21st Century", Advances in Financial Education, Volume forthcoming, 2022
"The Impact of Video Gaming and Social Media on Finance Class Grades", Journal of Financial Education, Volume forthcoming, 2022
"Finance Skills for Managers", 2021
"Financial Markets and Instruments", 2021
"Principles of Finance in with Excel", 2021
"Soft Information and the Underpricing of REIT Seasoned Equity Offerings", Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Edition 2, Volume 27, Pages 137-148, 2021
"Video Game and Social Media Usage vis-à-vis Academic Performance in a Marketing Principles Course: An Empirical Analysis", Business Education Innovation Journal, Edition 1, Volume 13, Pages 129-133, 2021
"A Pedagogical Model for Teaching Data Analytics in an Introductory Information Systems Python Course", Business Education Innovation Journal, Edition 2, Volume 12, Pages 77-88, 2020
"An Empirical Analysis of Hospital Public Equity Financing", Management in Healthcare, Edition 4, Volume 4, Pages 1-15, 2020
"An Empirical Analysis of Hospital Public Equity Financing", Management in Healthcare, Volume Forthcoming, Pages 1-15, 2020
"Budget Habits of College Students: An Empirical Analysis of Expectations and Realizations", Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Volume 21, Pages 1-25, 2020
"Factors of the Desire to Become a Finance Major: An Empirical Analysis", Journal of Financial Education, Edition 1, Volume 46, Pages 18-40, 2020
"Finance for MBAs", Finance for MBAs, Edition 1, MyEducator, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2020
"Financial Analysis and Management", 2020
"Introduction to Modern Business: The Art and Science of Creating Customer Value", 2020
"MBA Prep: Finance", 2020
"Using Personality Assessment and Situational Queries to Understand Risk Tolerance in Emerging Adults", Journal of Investment Consulting,, Edition 1, Volume 20, Pages 63-79, 2020
"A Model for a Finance Pre-PhD Program at the Undergraduate Level", Journal of Financial Education, Edition 1, Volume 45, Pages 1-10, 2019
"Financial Literacy among College Students: An Empirical Analysis", Journal of Financial Education, Edition 3, Volume 45, Pages 179-205, 2019
"Planning for Retirement: Insurance versus Investing", Journal of Financial Case Research, Edition 1, Volume 18, Pages 77-88, 2019
"Sunrise Presentations: A Study in Valuing and Divesting a Small Business", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Edition 1, Volume 20, Pages 43-56, 2018
"An Empirical Analysis of the Success Factors in an Introductory Financial Management Class", Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Volume 18, Pages 1-52, 2017
"Can I Boost My GPA By Taking Online Classes? An Analysis of Online vs Traditional Class Outcomes for Five Finance Courses", Journal of Financial Education, Edition 1, Volume 43, Pages 14-31, 2017
"Equity Issuance of Health Care Firms after the 2007 Market Crash and the 2010 Affordable Care Act", Submitted to Academy of Management Meeting 2017, 2017
"Utah County Housing Trends from 2000- 2016: A Quantitative Research Analysis", Journal of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Volume 94, Pages 137-150, 2017
"Utah County Housing Trends from 2000- 2016: A Quantitative Research Analysis", Journal of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Volume 94, 2017
"Can I Boost My GPA By Taking Online Classes? An Analysis of Online versus Traditional Class Outcomes for Five Finance Courses", Journal of Financial Education, Volume Spring, Financial Education Association, Jean L Heck, 2017
"An Empirical Analysis of the Success Factors in an Introductory Financial Management Class", Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Edition Winter 2017, Volume 18, Pages 231-284, 2017
"The Determinants of Student Performance in a University Marketing Class", Business Education Innovation Journal, Edition 2, Volume 8, Pages 21-31, 2016
"Soft Strategic Information and IPO Underpricing", Journal of Behavioral Finance, Edition 1, Volume 17, Pages 1-17, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2016
"Strategically Camouflaged Corporate Governance in IPOs: Entrepreneurial Masking and Impression Management", Journal of Business Venturing, Edition 5, Volume 30, Pages 839-864, 2015
"Experiential Learning in Personal Finance: A Principles and Applications Base Approach", Page 31, CAMDUS Comunications, Lancaster, PA, Jean L. Heck, Saint Joseph's University, 2015
"Does Microfinance Fill the Funding Gap for Microentrepreneurs?: A Conceptual Analysis of Entrepreneurship Seeding in Impoverished Nations", International Business Research, Edition 5, Volume 8, Pages 30-42, 2015
"Introduction to Modern Business: The Art and Science of Creating Customer Value", Edition 1, MyEducator, Ogden, UT, 2014
"Regulatory Reforms and Convergence of the Banking Sector: Evidence from China", Managerial Finance, Edition 10, Volume 40, Pages 956-968, 2014
"Financial Literacy among College Students: An Empirical Analysis", Journal of Financial Education, Volume Forthcoming, This paper is under 2nd review., 2014
"REIT Going Private Decisions", Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Edition 1, Volume 46, 2013
"SB IPOs and IPO Anomalies: An Empirical Analysis of the Small Firm Uniqueness Hypothesis", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2013
"Efficacy of the 1992 Small Business Incentive Act", Journal of Financial Economic Policy (lead article), Edition 3, Volume 4, Pages 204-217, 2012
"REIT Going Private Decisions", Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Volume Forthcoming, This paper won the 2011 ARES Best Paper Award, 2012
"SB IPOs and IPO Anomalies: An Empirical Analysis of the Small Firm Uniqueness Hypothesis", Volume Forthcoming, Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2012
"Small-Firm Uniqueness and Signaling Theory", Journal of Business Economics and Finance, Edition 1, Volume 1, Pages 50-63, 2012
"The Desire to Acquire and IPO Long-Run Underperformance", Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Edition 3, Volume 47, Pages 493-510, 2012
"Why Do Firms Go Public?", Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance, Volume Chapter 15, Pages 467-494, Douglas Cumming, 2012
"Insurance Theory and Challenges Facing the Development of Microinsurance Markets", Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Edition 4, Volume 16, Pages 441-458, 2011
"Principles of Finance: Intuition and Analysis, 4th edition", Principles of Finance: Intuition and Analysis, 4th edition, Page 250, BYU Publishing, Provo, 2010
"Dual-Track Versus Single-Track Sell-Outs: An Empirical Analysis of Competing Harvest Strategies", Volume 25, Pages 389-402, Journal of Business Venturing, 2010
"Micro-IPOs: An Analysis of the Small Corporate Offering Registration (SCOR) Procedure with National Data", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Edition 3, Volume 14, Pages 69-89, 2010
"An Empirical Analysis of Healthcare IPOs and SEOs", Journal of Health Care Finance, Volume 35, Pages 42-64, 2009
"An Empirical Analysis of Mexican and US Closed-End Mutual Fund IPOs", Research in International Business and Finance, Volume 23, Pages 1-17 (lead article), 2009
"Earnings Management in IPOs: Post-Engagement Third-Party Mitigation or Issuer Signaling?", Advances in Accounting, Volume 25, Pages 125-135, 2009
"Evaluating the Impact of Microfinance Institutions using Guatemalan Data", Managerial Finance, Volume 35, Pages 953-974 (lead article), 2009
"IPO and SEO Waves in Health Care Real Estate Investment Trusts", Journal of Health Care Finance, Volume 35, Pages 70-88, 2008
"IPO Pricing and Equity Return Swaps", Financial Decisions, Volume 20, Pages 1-31, 2008
"Spirituality and Organizational Culture: Cultivating the ABCs of an Inspiring Workplace", International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 31, Pages 420-438, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2008
"An Empirical Analysis of the Financial Impact of Supply Chain Management on Small Firms", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures, Volume 12, 2007
"Information Sharing and Supply Chain Performance: The Role of Connectivity and Willingness", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Volume 12, Pages 358-368, Emerald, 2007
"Do Secondary Shares in the IPO Process have a Negative Effect on Aftermarket Performance?", Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 31, Pages 2612-2631, Elsevier, 2007
"REIT Stock Repurchases: Completion Rates, Long-Run Returns, and the Straddle Hypothesis", Journal of Real Estate Research, Volume 29, Pages 115-136 (lead article), 2007
"An Empirical Analysis of the Financial Impact of Supply Chain Management on Small Firms", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures, Volume 12, 2007
"Evidence from What CFOs Think About the IPO Process: Practice, Theory, and Managerial Implications", Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Volume 18, Pages 68-78, Morgan Stanley, New York, 2006
"FranklinCovey Company Retained Ownership versus Sale/Leaseback: A Corporate Real Estate Case Study", Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, Volume 9, Pages 81-97, 2006
"Initial Public Offerings: An Analysis of Theory and Practice", Journal of Finance, Volume 61, Pages 399-436, 2006
"Initial Public Offerings: An Analysis of Theory and Practice", Journal of Finance, 2006
"Initial Public Offerings: CFO Perceptions", Financial Review, Volume 41, Pages 483-511, 2006
"Why Do REITs Repurchase Stock? Extricating the Effect of Managerial Signaling in Open Market Share Repurchase Announcements", Journal of Real Estate Research, Volume 28, Pages 1-23, 2006
"Amazon Rainforest Properties Ltda: Monte Carlo Analysis in an International Capital Budgeting Decision", Journal of Financial Education, Volume 31, Pages 107-117, 2005
"Lockups Revisited", Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Edition 3, Volume 40, Pages 519-530, Cambridge University Press, 2005
"Perceptions of the Teacher-Leader in Modern Society: Insights from the Master Teacher's Pedagogy", International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 28, Pages 465-488, 2005
"Do Venture Capitalists Add Value to Small Manufacturing Firms? An Empirical Analysis of Venture and Non-Venture Capital Backed Initial Public Offerings", Journal of Small Business Management, Volume 42, Pages 77-91, 2004
"Market Reaction to the Expiration of IPO Lockup Provisions", Managerial Finance, Volume 30, Pages 87-103, 2004
"Microfinance Institutions: A Comprehensive Review of the Existing Literature and an Outline for Future Financial Research", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures, Volume 9, Pages 1-26, 2004
"Concealing and Confounding Adverse Signals: Insider Wealth-Maximizing Behavior in the IPO Process", Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 67, Pages 149-172, 2003
"The Choice of IPO Versus Takeover: Empirical Evidence", Journal of Business, Volume 76, Pages 583-612, 2003
"The Motivation and Methods of the Master Teacher: Insights from Isaiah, with Stan Fawcett", Financial Education Association Meeting, Edition Forthcoming, International Journal of Public Administration, Orlando, FL, 2003
"Do Banks Price Owner-Manager Agency Costs? An Examination of Small Business Borrowing", Journal of Small Business Management, Volume 40, Pages 273-286 (lead article), 2002
"Firm Transparency and the Costs of Going Public", Journal of Financial Research, Volume 25, Pages 1-18 (lead article), 2002
"An Examination of Utah County Housing Trends Comparing Naive Index Methods to Hedonic Constant-Quality Index Methods", Journal of the Utah Academy, Volume 78, Pages 65-78, 2001
"The Determinants of Successful Micro-IPOs: An Analysis of Issues Made under the Small Corporate Offering Registration (SCOR) Procedure", Journal of Small Business Management, Volume 39, Pages 9-27, 2001
"The Case of Enviro-Lawn: Valuing a Local Business", Journal of Business Education, Volume 2, Pages 23-30, 2001
"An Empirical Analysis of SBA Guaranteed Loans: Rates, Collateral, Agency Costs, and Time to Obtain the Loan", Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Volume 6, Pages 1-23, 2001
"A Note on Internet Resources for the Entrepreneur: A Small Firm Finance Perspective", Journal of Entrepreneurial and Small Business Finance, Volume 5, Pages 85-92, 1996
"Financial Analysis in Python"
"Financial Management with Excel"
"Dual-Track versus Single-Track Sell-Outs: An Empirical Analysis of Competing Harvest Strategies", Journal of Business Venturing
"Insurance Theory and Challenges Facing the Development of Microinsurance Markets", Journal of Risk and Insurance

Experience

Military

Combat Engineer Officer, Utah Army National Guard, 2022–0
Infantry Officer, U.S. Army, Florida National Guard, Reserves, 1991–1999

Academic - Post-Secondary

Summer Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 2014–0
Summer Professor, Consortium of Universities for International Studies, Italy, 2011–0
Professor of Finance, Brigham Young University, 2010–0
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2009–0
Summer Professor, Consortium of Universities for International Studies, Italy, 2007–0
Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, 2005–2010
Guest Professor, University of Utah, 2005–2007
Visiting Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 2005–2006
Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University, 1999–2005
University Teaching Associate, Florida State University, 1998–1999
Graduate Teaching Instructor, Florida State University, 1996–1999
Graduate Research Assistant, Florida State University, 1995–1999

Other

Early Morning Seminary High School Teacher, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1994–1995

Awards

Brigham Award Nominee, Student Connection & Leadership Center, 2023
Oustanding Finance Professor of the Year, BYU Finance Society, 2023
BYU Football Team Honorary Guest Coach, BYU Athletics, 2022
Leadership Excellence Award, Army ROTC, 2022
SSRN Top 10% Downloaded Author, Social Science Research Network, 2021
Top Department Downloaded Author, ResearchGate, 2021
International Prestigious Scientist Award (ISAC2021), VDGOOD Technology Factory, 2020
Finance Society Outstanding Finance Professor of the Year Award, Marriott School, 2019
Best Paper Award Runner-Up, Financial Education Association, 2018
Finance Society Outstanding Finance Professor of the Year Award, Marriott School, 2018
Best Paper Award, Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters, 2017
Finance Department Outstanding Researcher Award, BYU Finance Department, 2017
Joel C. Peterson Professorship, Brigham Young University, 2015
Army ROTC George Q. Cannon Honoree, Brigham Young University, Army ROTC, 2015
Best Paper Award, Academy of Financial Education, 2015
Ethics Teaching Award, Brigham Young University, 2015
Outstanding Citizenship Award, Finance Department, Brigham Young University, 2013
Phi Eta Sigma Favorite Professor, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, 2013
Outstanding Paper Award, American Real Estate Society (ARES), 2011
BYU Army ROTC Patriot Award, BYU Army ROTC, 2010
USASBE Outstanding Reviewer Award, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2009
Bateman MBA Outstanding Professor Award Nominee, Marriott School, BYU, 2008
Outstanding Reviewer Award, U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2008
Best Paper Award (for an article published in 2006) with Andy Holmes, Journal of Real Estate Research ($10,000 1st place award), 2007
Marriott School Finance Society Outstanding Finance Professor of the Year Award, BYU Finance Society, 2007
Outstanding Teaching Award, Marriott School, BYU, 2005
University Young Scholar Fellow, Brigham Young University, 2005
Outstanding Researcher Award, Marriott School, BYU, 2004
Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Business Management, BYU, 2004
Best Paper Award ($5,000 award), Journal of Financial Research, 2003
Outstanding Researcher Award, Department of Business Management, BYU, 2003
Outstanding Teaching Award, BYU Finance Society, 2003
Best Paper Award, Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 2001
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Scholar Award (Valedictorian), Florida State University, 1999
Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Business, Florida State University, 1998
University Outstanding Teaching Award, Florida State University, 1998
Dean's List, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998
Five Exceptional Achievement Awards, U.S. Army and Florida Army National Guard, 1991-, 1991
Expert Infantryman Badge, US Army, 1991
Infantry Officer Basic Course Honor Graduate, US. Army, 1991
Star Man (top 5% academically, physically, leadership), United States Military Academy, West Point, 1990

Administrative Assignments

Director — I served as the faculty director of the Peery Institute of Financial Services, focusing on supporting research, undergraduate finance curriculum, and student mentoring. — 2013–2015
Associate Director — I served as the Associate Department Chair and Program Director for the Finance Department. I brought in the first ever class of Finance Majors at BYU, operationalized the finance curriculum, and launched the finance major. — 2011–2013

Certificates and Licenses

Certified Financial Planner — CFP Board — 2019
Chartered Financial Analyst Designation — Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFAI) — 2004

BYU Citizenship

Finance Department Teaching Committee — Committee/Council Member — September 2011–December 2023
Finance Major Admissions Committee — Committee/Council Member — November 2014–2022
Finance Department Honors Coordinator — Faculty Advisor — 2021–0
MIBS Faculty Board Member, LGBTQ+ Advisor — Committee/Council Member — October 2020–0
CFP Coordinator — Program Chair/Coordinator — January 2020–0
Army ROTC Commissioning Speaker — Guest Speaker — December 2017–December 2017
Graduation Name Reader — Other — 2016–0
Finance Department Faculty Evaluation Committee — Committee/Council Member — November 2014–December 2016
BYU Veteran's Club — Student Org Advisor — January 2015–0
Pre-PhD Mentor and Advisor — Faculty Advisor — 2012–0
BYU Finance Society — Student Org Advisor — 2000–2012
BYU Army ROTC Advisory Board — Committee/Council Member — 2010–0
Finance Curriculum Committee — Committee/Council Member — 2006–2006
Center for Economic Self Reliance — Committee/Council Member — 2003–2005
Habits of the Mind, New Student Orientation — Other — 2002–2002
BYU Graduate Orientation Committee — Committee/Council Chair — 2000–2000

Professional Citizenship

Journal of Business Venturing, Editorial Review Board Member, 2010–0
Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Editor-in-Chief, Other, 2009–0
Financial Decisions, Editorial Review Board Member, 2002–2019
US Securities and Exchange Commission, Guest Speaker, June 2017–June 2017
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Editorial Review Board Member, 2003–2015