Online Master of Science in Finance 

offered by Cincinnati University

Professor Appeadu joined the Lindner Finance faculty in January 2016. Prior to his current position, Charles worked for CFA Institute, the Global Investment Professional Membership Organization, as the Head of University Relations. In that role, he led the team that set the Strategic direction of CFA Institute in the company’s relationship with the global academic community. Charles also held the role of Director of Examination Development at CFA Institute. Earlier in his career, Charles worked as Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Georgia State University, Atlanta. He also worked in the Investment Industry as a Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Parametric Portfolio Associates in Seattle. Dr. Appeadu has research publications in the Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Performance Measurement and the Transportation Planning and Technology Journal. Charles holds a B.Sc. (First Class Honors) degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; M.Sc. degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and Ph.D. degree in Finance from the University of Washington, Seattle. Additionally, Charles holds the following professional designations: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA); FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designations.

Prof. Hatch has been serving as the Head of the Finance Department since August 2013. Brian has an extensive research record focused primarily in the area of empirical market microstructure where much of his work has been focused on market quality issues in equity and options markets. Dr. Hatch"s most recent work examines leveraged and inverse ETFs and he is currently working on a project that measures the impact of algorithmic trading on firm value. Brian joined UC in 1998 after earning his PhD at Indiana University and spending several years at the University of Delaware. In addition to his academic work, Prof. Hatch has performed consulting work with Susquehanna Investment Group, Trimark, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and ZAR Fund Group. Currently Prof. Hatch sits on the advisory board of Absolute Return Strategies and serves on the University Investment Committee.