Mark Taranto

Mark Taranto is now a clinical professor in the Department of Finance. He comes to Haslam from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, where he was a visiting assistant professor. Taranto’s career in finance started in 1986, before he turned to academics in 1996. Currently, his working papers include “Employee Stock Options and the Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings,” “Why Investment Banks Underprice IPOs: Because They Can,” and “The Effects of Existing Capital Structure on Equity Offerings.”

Education

• PhD University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (1997 — 2001)
• MBA Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (1995 — 1997)
• BS Villanova University (1970 — 1974)

Companies

• Clinical Professor University of Tennessee (2017 — 2020)
• Clinical Associate Professor University of Maryland (2007 — 2017)
• Visiting Finance Faculty University of Pennsylvania (2002 — 2005)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Finance MIT Sloan School of Management (2001 — 2002)
• Vice President, Mortgage Backed Securities Research Kidder Peabody (1992 — 1995)