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Dave Lesmond

  • Associate Professor
  • Exxon I Professorship in Business
Office Address 358
Phone 504.865.5665
Email dlesmond@tulane.edu
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Biography

Professor Dave A. Lesmond's work extends beyond the confines of the classroom to influence the professional community. His research focuses on providing the professional segment - the investment public, hedge funds, and mutual funds - with identifiable, profitable trading strategies.

Professor Lesmond's award-winning work is presented across the world. It is tailored to provide a means by which academics can test profitability and to aid them in identifying areas of research that can lead to new avenues of thought.

Courses

Professor Lesmond teaches Pricing & Investments at the graduate level, as well as Corporate Finance and his two favorite classes: Econometrics and Risk Management.

Education & Affiliations

State University of New York at Buffalo, Ph.D.