Finance Business Coaches

Frank Anderson spent more than two decades as an investment analyst, money manager and financial consultant. He teaches courses in Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance and Investment Management. Anderson earned his MBA from the University of North Texas and holds a graduate studies certificate from SMU as well as numerous securities licenses. He won JSOM’s outstanding undergraduate teaching award in 2011.

Amal El-Ashmawi was educated in Egypt, Switzerland, Kuwait and the United States. Her teaching experience spans more than three decades as an adjunct lecturer at several local universities. She also worked in the corporate arena, with her last position as chief financial officer of a midsize company. She currently is a full-time finance senior lecturer at UT Dallas. El-Ashmawi is an expert in financial modeling, and her areas of interests include managerial finance, financial literacy and education, and emerging markets.

Jeffrey Manzi joined the Naveen Jindal School of Management in August 2015. He has 30 years of experience teaching finance courses to both college students and finance professionals. Before joining UT Dallas, Manzi was vice president of securities and insurance education at Kaplan Financial Education. He holds a BS degree in engineering from Ohio State University, an MBA from the University of Akron, and a PhD in finance from Kent State University. Manzi is a CFA Charterholder and has been involved with the development and delivery of CFA education programs for more than 15 years. He has done research in learning science, personal investments and pension fund management.

James Richards’ background is in public accounting and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic planning. He has been elected as a municipal official and worked with middle-market investment banking firms. His teaching experience is in the areas of finance and economics. Richards’ interests include alternative investments, politics, energy policy, financial regulations, fitness and sports. He also has specialty interests in private equity, private offerings, valuations and due diligence. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Steven Haynes has over 15 years of experience working in the risk management and insurance field. Haynes’ past experiences include creating risk analytics programs, developing business continuity programs, improving loss reduction strategies, and managing complex disaster response and recovery operations. He holds a BS degree in emergency management and an MPA from the University of North Texas. Haynes most recently completed his PhD coursework from Oklahoma State University and is working to defend his dissertation. His research interest includes risk analysis, organizations under crisis and mixed-methods research.