Assistant Professor of Finance

Phone: 994-4692
Office: 446 Reid Hall
Email: See COB Directory

Curriculum Vita

Dr. Frank Kerins

Frank Kerins, Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the College of Business at Montana State. Frank has teaching, research, and consulting interests in investment, corporate and entrepreneurial finance.

Much of Frank's recent research has been focused on the financial risks associated with entrepreneurial ventures and initial public offerings. Frank's research has been published in journals including Financial Management and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. For the past five years, Frank has been on the Board of Directors of the Portland Society of Chartered Financial Analysts (PSCFA) with the primary responsibility of enhancing the relationships between investment professionals and local universities and colleges. Frank is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Professional Engineer (PE).

Before entering academia, Frank was a consulting mining and civil engineer. Prior to coming to Montana State University, Frank was a faculty member at Washington State University, the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, and the University of Otago in New Zealand.

Frank received a B.A. (mathematics) from Carroll College of Montana, a B.S. (mining engineering) from Columbia University, an M.S. (mining engineering) from Montana Tech, an M.B.A. from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University. Frank was selected in 2005 by the Student Business Organization at WSU Vancouver as the Professor of the Year.