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September 1, 2007

Ready Named to Diermeier Chair of Finance

Professor Mark Ready, Finance and Investment, has been named the Jeffrey J. Diermeier Chair of Finance.

Ready is the faculty director of the Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP) of the Hawk Center for Applied Security Analysis. He served on the NASDAQ’s Economic Advisory Board from 1998-2000, and he was chief economist and director of the Office of Economic Analysis at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from April 2000 through January 2001.

Ready has done extensive research in the area of investments and has published many scholarly articles in top finance journals. He served as associate editor for the Review of Financial Studies and is associate editor for Financial Management. Ready’s research focuses on the functioning of financial markets. Before beginning his academic career, he spent seven years in finance positions at Ford Motor Company.

The chair was endowed by Jeff Diermeier, BBA '74, MBA '75, president and CEO of the CFA Institute, who is a former chief investment officer for UBS Global Asset Management.