Pat Obi

About Pat Obi

Areas of expertise: Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Business and Project Valuation, Corporate Performance Evaluation, Financial Risk Management, Financial and Statistical Modeling, Econometric Modeling. Courses taught at Purdue NW: Corporate Finance, Financial Derivatives, Financial Markets, Business Analytics. Visiting scholar or professor engagements: Rajagiri Business School, India; Lithuania Business College; University of Ghana; Strathmore University, Kenya; Khon Kaen University, Thailand; Vaal University of Technology, South Africa; Northwest University, South Africa; Kyung Hee University, South Korea (2009); IBS Hyderabad, India; Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration; Community service: Financial workshops at community centers in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Board member of local nonprofit organizations. Financial consultant for the City of Hammond, IN. Sponsored overseas projects by the U.S. Department of State and foreign entities. Awards: Teaching Incentive Program award (2023), Outstanding Scholar Award (2016), Distinguished Faculty Lecturer (2010), Outstanding EMBA Professor awards, Outstanding Teacher (2001). Research awards: Academy of Finance, Global Biz & Tech Assoc, Inst for Biz and Finance Research, Assoc for Global Business, Applied Biz Research. Scholarly publications. Author of Basics of Business Finance (Lithuanian language college text) and We Must Change the Way We Live (book on financial education). Specialties: Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Markets, Financial Derivatives, Econometrics and Applied Statistics.

Experience

1. the White Lodging (Endowed) Professor of Finance

   Purdue University Northwest

   Aug 1989 — Present · Hammond, IN

   Professor of Finance and Director of Executive MBA program at Purdue University Northwest, teaching courses in corporate finance, derivatives, financial markets, and applied statistics (econometrics).

Education

• University of Mississippi

  Ph.D.

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Statistics
• Higher Education
• Valuation
• Financial Planning
• Corporate Finance
• Portfolio Management
• University Teaching
• Risk Management
• Hotel Industry Analysis
• Corporate Performance Analysis
• Statistical Modeling
• Public Speaking
• Forecasting
• Data Analysis
• Finance
• Derivatives
• Quantitative Analytics
• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Markets
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Research
• Investments
• Credit Risk
• Financial Risk
• Credit Analysis