Hossein B. Kazemi

Director, CISDM & Michael and Cheryl Philipp Endowed Professor Finance

Office: Isenberg 310A

Tel: 413.545.5629

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Academic Background

Education

PhD, The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 1986

MA, Eastern Michigan University, 1980

BA, NIOC School of Accounting & Finance, 1977

Academic Appointments

Michael and Cheryl Philipp Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts, 6/2014-Present

Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts, 6/2004-5/2014

Associate Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts, 6/1992-5/2004

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts, 6/1986-5/1992

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Michigan, 6/1985-5/1986

Research Interests

Asset Pricing Models
Performance Evaluation
Alternative Investments
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management
Financial Econometrics
Derivatives Securities
International Finance

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate

Introduction to Finance
Bank Management
Financial Markets and Institutions
Investments

Masters

Financial Decision Making
Financial Markets & Institutions

PhD

Introduction to Financial Economics
Asset Pricing Models

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Editor, 2013-Present, The Journal of Alternative Investments

Editor, 2012-Present, Alternative Investment Analyst Review

Editorial Board Member, 2010-Present, Journal of Financial Risk Management

Associate Editor, 2004-2010, Financial Review

Selected Publications

Option Informed Stock Picking, (Hossein Kazemi with Ed Szado), The Journal of Alternative Investment, Spring 2018, 48-66

Holdings Concentration and Hedge Fund Investment Strategies, (Hossein Kazemi with Xiaohui Yang) The Journal of Alternative Investments, Spring 2020, 22 (4) 92-106

Hedge Funds and their Prime Brokers: Favorable IPO Allocations, (Hossein Kazemi with Xiaohui Yang & Mila Getmansky), Forthcoming Journal of Portfolio Management.

Post Modern Investment (Wiley Finance) (with Schneeweis and Crowder), forthcoming 2013

CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments (Wiley Finance) (with Black and Chambers), 2012

CAIA Level I: An Introduction to Core Topics in Alternative Investments (Wiley Finance) (with Anson, Chambers and Black), 2012

Setting the Benchmark: Spotlight on Private Equity, (With Szado, Zeltser and Swamy), Alternative Investment Analyst Review, September 2012, Vol 1, pp 1-12.