Experts Guide

Pantzalis teaches MBA courses and a PhD seminar on financial markets and is the recipient of the 2003 University President's Award for Faculty Excellence and can discuss market efficiency, international finance, corporate finance and areas where finance overlaps with political science.

Bradley is a professor in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and holds the Lykes Chair in Finance and Sustainability. He currently teaches MBA, Executive MBA and a PhD empirical seminar course. He can discuss business analytics and corporate and international finance topics.

Park is associate director of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and director of the Master of Science in Financial Analytics program. Park spearheaded the development of USF's innovative fintech programs and developed international finance as the first Global Citizens course for undergraduate students.

Schmidt is a professor of instruction of finance in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance in St. Petersburg. A certified tennis pro, she brings that enthusiasm from the courts to the classroom. She has taught at USF since 2000 and is a licensed real estate broker who has published work in peer-reviewed journals, coached men’s and women’s tennis teams and traveled the world.

Sutton teaches courses in advanced corporate finance, working capital management, principles of finance and the financial markets seminar. Her research interests include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and market efficiency. Her work has been published in various journals including the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and the Journal of Financial Research.

Borghesi is a professor of finance in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance. Borghesi’s research interests include corporate finance, compensation in collegiate athletics, betting markets and corruption, and prediction markets. His work has been covered by national and international news organizations including ESPN, Fox News, and Voice of America, and featured in periodicals such as The Atlantic, The Economist, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. Borghesi earned a PhD in finance from the University of Florida and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago.

Rutherford studies corporate and real estate finance, real estate investment and valuation. His research interests include housing markets and foreclosure, leasing, real estate investment trusts and agent productivity.