James Gilkeson

Areas of Expertise: interest rate risk management, embedded options

Web Page: www.bus.ucf.edu/gilkeson

E-Mail: jgilkeson@bus.ucf.edu

Biography:
Jim Gilkeson, CFA, is an associate professor in the department of finance at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He earned his Ph.D. in business administration (finance) from Duke University and also holds an MSM (MBA) with a concentration in finance from Georgia Tech and a B.S. in computer science from Duke.

Dr. Gilkeson joined the UCF faculty in the fall of 1994. During the 1996-1997 academic year, he was on leave from UCF while serving as a member of the Risk Analysis Division of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. Treasury Department).  In September 2000, he earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Dr. Gilkeson has published numerous articles in a variety of academic and professional journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Financial Services Research, Economics Letters, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, The Journal of Investing, the Journal of Financial Planning, Psychology and Marketing, the Journal of Business Research, the Journal of Financial Education, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Economic Review, Mortgage Banking, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review and the AAII Journal. He has served as a consultant, analyst, and expert witness for numerous private clients, including the CFA Institute.