Finance Department Faculty
The Carlson School Finance Department focuses on understanding financial decisions, markets, and institutions. Faculty research in these areas is internationally known and has been published in the best finance and economics journals. The department is committed to quality teaching at the undergraduate, MBA, and PhD levels.
Murray Frank was the President of the Midwest Finance Association (2017-2018). In recent years much of his work has focused on corporate capital structure. He is a co-founder of the Virtual Corporate Finance Wednesdays an international scholarly seminar series.
Robert Goldstein earned a PhD in finance from the University of California, Berkeley in 1996 and a PhD in physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign in 1992. Prior to the Carlson School, he served as an associate professor at Washington University, St.
Dr. Xiaoji Lin is the US Bancorp Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions and a Professor of Finance at the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. Before joining Minnesota in 2018, Dr. Lin taught at London School of Economics and Political Science and the Ohio State University (tenured in 2018).
Martin Szydlowski is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His research examines how agency conflicts influence firm investment, capital structure, and the optimal mix of managerial incentives. He also studies the impact of ambiguity aversion on incentive contracts.
Tracy Wang is the John Spooner Professor of Finance. Her expertise lies in the fields of corporate governance, law and economics, and behavioral finance.
Nick joined the faculty here after holding roles at a broker dealer, asset manager, and law firm. In his previous role, Nick managed a mortgage-backed security and fixed-income portfolio at AgriBank. Nick is also CFA Charterholder.
Jason Turkiela is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Oregon, an M.A. in Economics from Central Michigan University, and a B.A. in Economics from Michigan State University.
Prior to joining the Carlson School of Management in 2022, Eric was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Bluestem Brands. Prior to this, he held various roles including Financial Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst at Target Corporation and Senior Financial Analyst and Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at Bluestem Brands.
Dr. Carlin’s research leverages her knowledge of the health care and insurance industries, and a thorough understanding of econometrics. Her recent research focuses on the environment in which choices are made in the delivery and financing of health care services, and how this environment impacts the cost and quality of care, particularly for patients with diabetes.
Gordon Alexander received his PhD in finance in 1975 from The University of Michigan, where he also received a Master of Science in mathematics in 1973 and an MBA in finance in 1970. Previously he received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the State University of New York-Buffalo in 1969.