Shreesh Deshpande

Associate Professor of Finance

Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, Finance
MBA Clarkson University
B.Engg. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Mechanical Engineering

Shreesh Deshpande taught at Concordia University (Montreal) and at Clarkson prior to joining USD in 1988. His primary teaching interests are in Corporate Finance and Investments in both the graduate and undergraduate programs. His international experience includes teaching in Canada, India, and Jamaica. Deshpande has published in the areas of corporate finance, derivatives and international finance. He also was a co-recipient of a competitive research grant from SSHRC Canada. He is on the Board of Directors of the Financial Executives Institute (San Diego) and is the faculty advisor for the "Friday Speaker Series" sponsored by the GBSA. He was voted "Professor of the Year 2000", "Professor of the Year 1999", "Professor who taught you the most 1998" by the graduating business students, and "SIBC Professor of the Year" in 2005.

Selected Current Research

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Deshpande, S., Svetina, M., Zhu, P. (2012). Analyst Coverage of Acquirer Firms and Value Creation in Cross Border Acquisitions. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 22 (5), 212-229.

Deshpande, S., Svetina, M. (2011). Does Local News Matter to Investors?. Managerial Finance, 37 (12), 1190-1212.

Journal Article, Professional Journal

Dalton, T., Deshpande, S. (2011). Quantifying the choice between a Roth and traditional IRA. Practical Tax Strategies, 87 (3), 112:119.