Eric R. Brisker

Education

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
 Ph.D. in Finance with support area in Econometrics
 (Expected Completion: Summer 2012)

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
 M.A., Financial Economics, 2005

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
 Master of Business Administration, 2004

Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio
 B.S. Business Administration, 2000

Research

Dissertation – (Proposal Defended July 12, 2011)
 Accepted at 2011 FMA Doctoral Student Consortium

“Executive Compensation Structure and the Motivations for Seasoned Equity Offerings”
 Under Review
 Accepted at 2011 FMA Conference, October 2011
 Accepted at 2011 SFA Conference, November 2011

“Equity-Based Compensation, Credit Ratings, and the Debt-Equity Choice”

 
Working Paper

“Changes in Cash Holdings of S&P 500 Addition Firms” (with Gonul Colak and David Peterson)

Presented at SFA Conference, November 2010
Presented at Auburn University Department Seminar (by Gonul Colak), October 2010
Presented at University of Central Florida Department Seminar (by Gonul Colak), January 2011

Work in Progress

“Do Long-Term Shareholders Facilitate Greater Value Creation? An Empirical Investigation” (with James Ang) 

Presented at Florida State University Department Seminar, August 2010

Conference Participation

Presenter:

2010 Florida State University Department Seminar
2010 Southern Finance Association
2011 Financial Management Association (Scheduled)
2011 FMA Doctoral Student Consortium (Scheduled)

Discussant:

2010 Southern Finance Association, “The Information Content of Institutional Investment Horizon: Evidence from Firm’s Implied Cost of Equity” – Omrane Guedhami, Najah Attig, and Sadok El Ghoul

Teaching Experience

06/2009 to Present
Instructor, Florida State University

Financial Markets, the Financial System, and Fundamentals of Investing (Summer 2009, Summer 2010, and Summer 2011)

Financial Management of the Firm (Scheduled Fall 2011 and Spring 2012)

Doctoral Program Boot Camp (Summer 2011)

 
08/2007 to 06/2008

Instructor, Ohio University, Economics Department

Principles of Macroeconomics (6 sections; Fall 2007, Winter 2008, and Spring 2008)

Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)

03/1998 to 06/2007

Instructor, Hocking College

Taught courses in finance, economics, business management, mathematics, and computer software

Program Coordinator of off-campus program

Professional Experience

2005 to 2006
Derivative Analyst, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio

Assigned to Corporate Finance Department of the Commercial Banking Division; Analyzed interest rate markets and created interest rate swap contracts for small- to medium- sized business with loan contracts in excess of $1 million.

Professional Memberships

American Finance Association

Financial Management Association

Southern Finance Association

Honors and Awards

• College of Business Doctoral Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2011
• Nominated for University Outstanding Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2011
• FMA Doctoral Student Consortium, 2011
• Congress of Graduate Students Research Travel Grant, Florida State University, 2010