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Finance

Fred Bereskin

Associate Professor and Richard G. Miller Professor of Finance
Office
422 Cornell Hall
Address

700 Tiger Avenue
Columbia, MO 65211

Fred Bereskin is an Associate Finance Professor at the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, University of Missouri. Dr. Fred Bereskin’s research focuses on empirical corporate finance. He earned his doctorate from the University of Rochester, and held previous faculty appointments at the University of Delaware and Drexel University. Prior to his Ph.D., Bereskin earned a Bachelor of Mathematics from Canada’s University of Waterloo. He’s been recognized for outstanding teaching achievement at numerous universities, and at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Dr. Bereskin is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and has served on several non-profit boards of directors. His previous industry experience includes roles in fixed-income at a large asset-management firm and in risk-management at two Canadian banks. 

Education

PhD, Finance, University of Rochester

Publications

"Corporate philanthropy, research networks, and collaborative innovation," with Terry Campbell and Po-Hsuan Hsu. Financial Management, 45(1), Spring 2016.

"Mechanisms of board turnover: Evidence from backdating." with Clifford Smith. Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 26(2), Spring 2014.

"CEO compensation contagion: Evidence from an exogenous shock," with David Cicero. Journal of Financial Economics, 107(2), February 2013.