Ben Branch

Company: Isenberg School of Management—UMass Amherst

Area of Expertise: Investments, bankruptcies, strategic planning, futures markets, corporate finance, industrial organization

Web Page: www.isenberg.umass.edu/people

Books: “Bankruptcy Investing” with Hugh Ray, “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich,” “Last Rights: Liquidating a Company” with Hugh Ray and Robin Russell

Email: branchb@isenberg.umass.edu

Biography:

Dr. Ben Branch is a professor of finance and an expert in bankruptcy investing, bankruptcy management, and valuing distressed assets. He has managed the estates for several large bankruptcies, including the bankruptcies of banks and other corporations, and has been a director on several corporate boards. Branch is an author of several books on bankruptcy management and investing, and is widely published in professional journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Antitrust Bulletin, The Harvard Business Review, The Sloan Management Review, Journal of Business and Economics, Financial Management, Global Finance Journal, and Journal of Alternative Investments. He is also a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Turnaround Management Association.  Branch is a member, former president and former trustee of the Eastern Finance Association, and is a member of the Financial Management Association.