Everywhere you look at Drexel University you see and feel signs of growth and momentum.
In recent years, Drexel has opened the nation’s largest private medical school, launched the first
new law school in Philadelphia in more than 30 years, and dramatically increased enrollment and
endowment.
Dr. Jacqueline Garner has been at The LeBow College of Business at Drexel University since 2002. She is an Associate Professor of Finance and currently serves as Ph.D. Coordinator in her department and currently teaching FIN 601 to the first LEAD MBA cohort.
During graduate school, Garner worked as a financial economist at The Securities and Exchange Commission. After receiving her Ph.D. in Finance from Georgia State University in 1998, she joined the staff of The University of Rhode Island. She has held teaching appointments at The University of Delaware and Georgia State University. In 2007 she taught at Korea University in Seoul, Korea.
She has published in numerous academic journals such as The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Business, and Financial Management. From 1999 – 2007, she regularly contributed to “The Wall Street Journal Finance Educators’ Review.” Her research focuses on corporate finance; more specifically she studies issues related to initial public offerings, corporate governance, and investment bank compensation.
Garner has won several teaching awards. On two occasions, the LEAD MBA class at Drexel University has voted her “Favorite Professor” and was recently named a fellow in The LeBow College of Business (Drexel University) Center for Teaching Excellence. She has served on the board of Southern Finance Association and recently served as the VP-Financial Education for Financial Management Association and VP-Program, Eastern Finance Association. She currently serves as President of Eastern Finance Association and is an Associate Editor for Financial Review.
