William Waller teaches advanced financial management in the undergraduate program. He joins the Freeman School from Carnegie Mellon University, where he served as a postdoctoral fellow in finance. Waller's research explores the interaction between macroeconomic factors, financial markets and asset prices. In addition to publishing articles in The Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, his research has received an Inquire Europe Research Grant. Waller holds a PhD in finance from the University of North Carolina, an MS in personal financial planning from Texas Tech University, and a BS in animal science from Texas Tech University.