Instructors

Jerry Langley

Executive-in-Residence

Jerry Langley is the former Vice President, Global System Finance of McDonald’s Corporation. Professor Langley is experienced in the areas of international finance, capital markets, global cash management and foreign exchange. He has extensive knowledge of how to assess and hedge various financial risks and the tax, legal and economic considerations a company must analyze in developing its financing strategy. In addition to AIM, Professor Langley teaches Multinational Financial Management, Financing the Corporation, Bond Issue Process and Commercial Banking.

Education

  • MBA – Northwestern University
  • B.S. – University of Illinois-Chicago

Bill McDonald

Professor

Bill McDonald has been at the University of Notre Dame since receiving his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 1979. Professor McDonald worked in a vice president position at the Schwab Center for Investment Research in San Francisco during the Internet boom/bust. His work at Schwab involved implementing online financial planning software, including a patented optimization package. Professor McDonald has consulted for major investment banks, brokerages, stock exchanges and served as an expert witness. His research is predominantly in capital markets, and he has been published in more than 30 leading journals in finance, accounting, management science and economics.

Education

  • Ph.D. – Arizona State University
  • MBA – Arizona State University
  • B.S. – Central Missouri State University

Scott Malpass

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

Scott Malpass is Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at the University of Notre Dame, responsible for the investment of the University’s endowment, working capital, pension and life income assets of more than $6.5 billion. The Notre Dame Endowment is the 14th largest in American higher education and the largest at a Catholic institution. Having served as Chief Investment Officer since 1989, Mr. Malpass and his team work closely with the Investment Committee of the University’s Board of Trustees in partnering with many of the most sophisticated investment management organizations throughout the world.

Education

  • MBA – University of Notre Dame
  • B.S. – University of Notre Dame

Frank Reilly

Professor

Frank Reilly is the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance at the Mendoza College of Business. From 1981-1987, Dr. Reilly served as Dean of the College. Dr. Reilly has published over 100 articles and papers and numerous books, including Investments, 7th Edition (South Western, 2006). His professional experience includes positions as: a stock and bond trader for Goldman Sachs & Company, a senior security analyst for Technology Fund and a consultant for the World Bank and Ryan Lab, Inc. Dr. Reilly is on the Board of Directors of: UBS Global Funds and UBS Relationship Funds (Chairman of the Boards), Fort Dearborn Income Securities (Chairman), Discover Bank, and Morgan Stanley Trust FSB and is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Research Foundation of the CFA Institute, a member of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago and is a former president of The Academy of Financial Services, The Midwest Business Administration Association, The Eastern Finance Association, the Financial Management Association, and the Midwest Finance Association.

Education

  • Ph.D. – University of Chicago
  • MBA – Northwestern University
  • B.S. – University of Notre Dame
  • CFA Charterholder