Manvendra Tiwari , Ph.D.

Professional Overview

Bio: Manvendra joined Saint Mary’s College as an Assistant Professor of Finance in 2022. Before joining SMC, he finished his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Florida. His research interests include financial institutions, corporate finance, and financial derivatives. He teaches Financial Management and International to undergraduates and Financial Derivates to graduate students at SMC. He also taught the undergraduate capstone Financial Management course at the University of Florida. Manvendra also serves as the Program Director of Business Administration at Saint Mary's College. Beyond academia, Manvendra brings to the table over seven years of professional experience in the investment banking sector in India, where he played a pivotal role in numerous corporate finance transactions. His academic journey includes a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, followed by an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Further augmenting his expertise, Manvendra holds esteemed designations as a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), highlighting his comprehensive skill set in finance and investment.

Courses Taught: 

• Financial Management
• International Financial Management
• Financial Derivatives

Publications:

• Non-Disclosure of Stress Tests and Bank Opacity
• Did Bank Opacity Reduce After The Great Financial Crisis?”
• Do Joint Audits Improve Audit Quality? An Empirical Evidence Using a Natural Experiment
• “Empirical Study of the effect of including Skewness & Kurtosis in Black Scholes option pricing formula on S&P CNX Nifty Index Options” with Rritu Saurabha, ICFAI Journal of Derivatives Markets, April 2008

Education

• Ph.D. in Finance, University of Florida
• MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
• B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati