SAID ELFAKHANI PERSONAL DATA Business Address: S. Olayan School of Business American University of Beirut P. O. Box 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon Tel: +961-01-374374 Ext: 3723 Cell (Lebanon): +961-3-863-413 New York Office: 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor New York, NY 10017-2303 USA Tel: 1-212-583-7600; Fax: 1-212-583-7650 Email: [email protected] AUB URL Site: http://www.aub.edu.lb/osb/publicprofile/Pages/profile. aspx?memberID=se01 Google Scholar URL: http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=new_ group&hl=en&nun=Said+Elfakhani&nua=Professor+of +Finance+at+the+American+University+of+Beirut&nuv e=se01%40aub.edu.lb&nui=Corporate+Finance,+Invest ments+and+Portfolio+Management,+Islamic+Finance& nuh=http://www.aub.edu.lb/osb/publicprofile/Pages/profi le.aspx%3FmemberID%3Dse01+&imq=author:%22Said +Elfakhani%22&authorid=17771674886394873598 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Said_Elfakhani? sg=ysTkpx3V3U%2B0Qd%2FEglaOsS1GWoKQykWM YumQF%2FNAs%2FJErDfc79RO%2FDKvlRTZ5FfRjd 3YJyPh0Prh%2BAOZalGm0Q%3D%3D MSFT Academic Search: http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Search? query=Said%20Elfakhani Linkedin URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/said-elfakhani/54/803/3b9 SSRN URL: http://ssrn.com/author=89669 Nationality: Canadian Citizen Ethnicity: Lebanese Origin Marital Status: Married and Have Four Children CAREER OBJECTIVES To attain a high level of achievement in finance particularly in strategic hotspots around which I have built unique expertise through quality research and teaching activities at a recognized university. Teaching Interests: Corporate finance policies and theories, international finance, international business, investment and portfolio management, cases in finance, entrepreneurial finance, risk management, derivatives securities, and asset and liability management, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Research Interests: Corporate finance, Islamic finance, international finance, investment, derivative securities, and financial reporting and corporate governance in accounting; in particular, emerging markets, performance of Islamic mutual funds, market anomalies and disturbances, dividend policy and signaling, derivatives applications in corporate finance, IFRS and auditing fees. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS Doctor of Philosophy, Finance Major, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 1989, (Statistics and Research Methods Minor). Dissertation Topic: "Dividend Policy Puzzle: The Information Effect and a New Version of the Signalling Theory." Supervisor: Professor Larry J. Merville. Master of Science, Finance Major, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 1987. Master in Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 1984. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honors list), Concentration in Finance and Accounting, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1979. OTHER CREDENTIALS A Holder of the Certificate in Financial Planning, 1998. Candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation. Passed Levels I and II. BUSINESS WORK EXPERIENCE 2003-2020: Co-owned Three Real Estate Construction Projects. 1988-2003: Partner (Silent) in a Minimarket Grocery Store. 1984: Worked Six Months for Farouki & Co. (CPA Firm) as an Assistant Accountant. 1970-1982: Manager of a Family Restaurant, Beirut, Lebanon. BUSINESS CONSULTING EXPERIENCE 9. Invited to serve as the External Reviewer for finance program at the Gulf University in Bahrain, July 2018. 8. Mentored five business plans and feasibility studies prepared by 20 middle managers within Bank Audi Management Development Program (AMP), Beirut, April- December, 2016. 7. Mentored the initiation of five business plans and feasibility studies prepared by 21 middle and senior managers within Sukleen Management Development Program (SMDP), Beirut, April-June, 2015. 6. Member of the Seven-Expert Team Formed by HE Prime Minister Najib Mikati to Establish a Plan for Lebanon Development, May-June 2005. The team laid the ground for Beirut Pact proposal made to World Bank in June 2005. 5. Member of the REP-AUB Team Consulting the Central Bank of Kuwait - Institute of Banking Studies, 2004-2005. 2 Elfakhani, Said / June 2020 4. Co-Manager of the REP-AUB Team Bidding along with CONSER and LOUIS Berger Consulting Companies on the “Preliminary Study of Dubai Rail Project,” November 2002. 3. Member of the REP-AUB Team consulting Kettaneh Group, 2000-2001. 2. Project Leader Designated by REP-AUB, Introducing Best Practices to Expand Economic Opportunity in Lebanon, 2000. 1. Provided supervision to the Business Consulting Services at the University of Saskatchewan, 1991-1997. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE 2018-Present: Associate Dean for Programs, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Effective June 1, 2018. 2017-2018: Associate Dean for Executive and Continuing Education, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Effective November 3, 2017. 2017-2018: Convener, Track of Finance, Accounting and Managerial Economics (FAME), OSB, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, August 2017-July 2018. 2011-2013: Dean, School of Business, Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon, October 2011-June 2013. 2000-2007: Associate Dean, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Effective September 1, 2000, until January 2007. 2000-2005: Convener, Track of Accounting, Finance and Managerial Economics (previously called Finance and Accounting), OSB, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 2003-2007: University Academic Overseer (Equivalent to Acting Provost), Dhofar University, Oman, September 2005-January 2007 Served as Acting President, Dhofar University, Oman, on several occasions between September 2004 and June 2005 Overseer (Equivalent to Acting Dean), College of Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University, Oman, September 2004-June 2005. 2004-2005: Overseer, Certificate of Insurance Program, Regional External Program, OSB, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon 2014-Present: Professor of Finance, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB), Effective August 2014. 2008-2009: On Unpaid Leave from the American University of Beirut, January 2008 until January 2009. 1999-2008: Professor of Finance, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB), Effective September 1999. 3 Elfakhani, Said / June 2020 Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon June 2013- September 2014: Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Accounting. Oct 2011-June 2013: Dean, School of Business Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), USA 2008-2011 Harvey Randall Wickes Endowed Chair in International Business, Sep. 2008- Aug. 2011. University of Saskatchewan - Canada 1988 – 1999: Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Management Science, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Effective July 1998. Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Management Science. Effective July 1988. Tenured, Department of Finance and Management Science, Effective July 1992. VISITING/ADJUNCT PROFESSOR EXPERIENCE 2007-2008: Visiting Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Managerial Economics, School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, (On Sabbatical Leave from the American University of Beirut, January 2007 until December 2007). 2000-2006: Listed as Adjunct Professor, College of Business and Management, EMBA Program, the University of Sharjah, UAE, 2000-2006. 1998- 1999: Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, School of Business, OSB (On Leave of Absence from the University of Saskatchewan). 1997 – 1998: Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Economics, Dhahran, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (On Leave of Absence from the University of Saskatchewan). 1994 – 1995: Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Management and Finance, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana (On Sabbatical Leave from the University of Saskatchewan). 1984-1988: Teaching Assistant, the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas. Taught three semesters, assisted in research, marked assignments and exams. ACADEMIC CONSULTING EXPERIENCE THROUGH AUB REP OFFICE 8. Consultant for REP-AUB. Conducted a Feasibility Study/Business Plan for the Establishment of the American University of Sudan (AUSD), December 2017-March 2018. 7. Member of AUB Team to Assess Quality Assurance of the Bahrain College Business Programs. Bahrain, December 2005. 6. Member of AUB Team to Establish Training Programs in Islamic Banking, and Entrepreneurship (Bedayah). Abu-Dhabi, UAE, October 2005. 5. Member of AUB Team to Supervise and Manage Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman, August 2004-2006. 4 Elfakhani, Said / June 2020 4. Member of AUB Team to Guide the Establishment of Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman, December 2003. 3. External Reviewer of the EMBA program at the Sharjah University, November 2004. 2. Member of AUB Team to Evaluate the Sharjah University, November 2001, March 2002, May 2002, and May 2003. 1. Member of AUB Team to Evaluate the First Batch of Graduating Students at the Sharjah University, 2003. UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL/COLLEGE & ACCREDITATION-RELATED SERVICES At the American University of Beirut (Lebanon) AUB Committees Membership Chair, the University Board of Graduate Studies, Sep. 2019-Present. Member, Council of Associate