Mergers & Acquisitions Professors & Speakers

Overview

Welcome to a new kind of program at SMU Cox. We’re delivering practical intellectual stimulation that satisfies your academic curiosity and balances theory with ready-to-use insights. You get the academic rigor you expect plus interactive exercises, real-world case studies and lessons from leading industry practitioners that help you turn ideas into action.

This results-focused balance begins with leadership from Associate Dean Shane Goodwin, Ph.D., a former investment banker with more than 20 years of M&A experience on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.

In addition to our own expert faculty, Dr. Goodwin has tapped the unmatched SMU Cox network for M&A experts from Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Bain & Company, Evercore, PepsiCo, McDermott Will & Emery and Kimberly-Clark, plus former strategy consultants from McKinsey.

M&A Overview

Professors

	Shane Goodwin Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Executive Education SMU Cox Finance		Bill Dillon Senior Associate Dean SMU Cox Marketing
	Russ Hamilton SMU Cox Accounting		Jim Linck SMU Cox Distinguished Chair and Professor in Finance
	William Maxwell SMU Cox Finance		Robin Pinkley SMU Cox Management & Organizations

Speakers

	Rhys Best Chairman, Arcosa and MRC Global Director, Commercial Metals, Cabot Oil and Gas, Austin Industries		Peter Brundage Senior Managing Director Evercore
	Wilson Chu Partner McDermott Will & Emery		Marty Ellen Chairman & CEO Former Chief Financial Officer Dr Pepper Snapple Group
	Daniel Hoverman Executive Vice President, Head of Investment Banking Managing Partner and President, TCBI Securities, Inc. Texas Capital Bank		Aasem Khalil Head of Investment Banking Division Latin American & Southern U.S. Goldman Sachs & Co
	Joe Kuriakose Head, Corporate Development/M&A Kimberly-Clark		Jack LaGere Managing Director, Global Investment Bank J.P. Morgan
	Peter Michelsen Partner – Head of Activism and Shareholder Advisory Qatalyst Partners		Hernan Saenz Sr. Partner, Global Head of Performance Improvement Bain & Company
	Evan Shaver Vice President of Revenue Growth Management		Bruce Shaw Executive Director The Denny Center for Democratic Capitalism Georgetown Law
	Kevin Vela Managing Partner Vela Wood		Amir Yoffe Partner CIC Partners