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Faculty Profile
Professor Senbet was Chair of the Finance Department, 1998-2006, and his
tenure saw rapid transformation of the department into world class. His widely
cited publications have appeared in the Journal of Finance, Review of
Financial Studies, Journal of Business, and other leading academic
journals. He has received numerous honors and professional recognitions. He has
been a director of the American Finance Association and served as President of
the Western Finance Association. He is inducted Fellow of the Financial
Management Association International and a member of the Financial Economists
Roundtable. He was awarded an honorary doctor of letters Honoris Causa by Addis
Ababa University, Ethiopia's flagship institution of higher learning. Senbet has
advised the World Bank, the IMF, the UN, and other institutions on issues of
financial sector reforms and capital market development. He has served as an
independent director for The Fortis Funds and currently is an independent
director for The Hartford Funds. Senbet has also served on over a dozen
editorial boards, including the Journal of Finance (12 years),
Financial Management (20 years), Journal of Financial and Quantitative
Analysis (7 years), served as executive editor of Financial Management
(6 years), and Editor (Finance), JIBS (5 years). Senbet has
produced a string of doctoral students and placed them in major universities,
including Carnegie Mellon, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Florida, and Minnesota. Among
his former students are Dean of Tepper School at Carnegie Mellon and Chief
Economist of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Senbet received the
Smith School's Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence in 1994.
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