Modern Finance: Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus Modern Finance I and II
Modern Finance I Professor Adel Turki, Cornerstone E-mail: turki@cornerstone.com Modern Finance II Professor Gordon M. Phillips, University of Southern California E-mail: gordon.phillips@marshall.usc.edu Web: http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/directory/gordonphillips
Biography: Adel Turki is a senior vice president of Cornerstone Research in Washington D.C. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Turki heads the firm’s securities practice and consults primarily on cases involving derivatives, complex securities, and valuation issues. In addition to serving as an expert, Dr. Turki also consults on economic and financial issues in complex cases and assists attorneys with identifying and supporting experts with specialized expertise in a wide variety of matters. Dr. Turki has published articles on the use of options to value new ventures and on the risk-return tradeoff in projects backed by venture capital. He was on the faculty of Stanford University, Purdue University, and the University of Maryland. Gordon Phillips is a chaired professor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC). He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He specializes in mergers, firm organization, security issuance, and the impact of financial decisions on firms' strategic decisions. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, is an associate editor at multiple finance journals, and has received multiple research grants from the National Science 1
Foundation. Professor Phillips' presentations include a keynote address on PIPEs (private investment in public equity) to an audience of executives and finance professionals. Prior to joining USC, he was Bank of America professor at the University of Maryland. He also has been a visiting professor at Insead, MIT and Duke University. Course Background and Content: Modern Finance I and II are designed to provide the student
Modern Finance I Professor Adel Turki, Cornerstone E-mail: turki@cornerstone.com Modern Finance II Professor Gordon M. Phillips, University of Southern California E-mail: gordon.phillips@marshall.usc.edu Web: http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/directory/gordonphillips
Biography: Adel Turki is a senior vice president of Cornerstone Research in Washington D.C. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Turki heads the firm’s securities practice and consults primarily on cases involving derivatives, complex securities, and valuation issues. In addition to serving as an expert, Dr. Turki also consults on economic and financial issues in complex cases and assists attorneys with identifying and supporting experts with specialized expertise in a wide variety of matters. Dr. Turki has published articles on the use of options to value new ventures and on the risk-return tradeoff in projects backed by venture capital. He was on the faculty of Stanford University, Purdue University, and the University of Maryland. Gordon Phillips is a chaired professor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC). He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He specializes in mergers, firm organization, security issuance, and the impact of financial decisions on firms' strategic decisions. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, is an associate editor at multiple finance journals, and has received multiple research grants from the National Science 1
Foundation. Professor Phillips' presentations include a keynote address on PIPEs (private investment in public equity) to an audience of executives and finance professionals. Prior to joining USC, he was Bank of America professor at the University of Maryland. He also has been a visiting professor at Insead, MIT and Duke University. Course Background and Content: Modern Finance I and II are designed to provide the student