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You can contact Josh Spizman at joshua.spizman@lmu.edu.

Josh Spizman is a professor of finance and stepped into the role of associate dean of faculty and academic programs in June 2023. Since joining LMU in 2011, Spizman has served in a number of leadership roles for the college including chair of the Department of Finance, chair of the CBA Undergraduate Program Committee, faculty advisor for the Finance Society and Lion Investing Society, and director of the LMU Stock Pitch Competition.

Spizman earned his Ph.D. in finance and B.S. in mathematical sciences from Binghamton University. His research interests are in capital markets, corporate finance, and public finance. Spizman's research has been published in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, and The Financial Review.

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