People Group Archives: Department of Finance

Research Area: My research lies at the intersection of trust, finance, and law, with a focus on how legal structures and enforcement mechanisms shape pricing, risk, and behavior in debt markets. Courses Taught: Corporate Finance, Intermediate Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Modeling Website & CV

Vijay Kumar Chopra joined the University of Central Florida as a Lecturer of finance in 2024 after a 25-plus year successful career on Wall Street. He was an equity portfolio manager and quantitative researcher at Deutsche Asset Management, Jacobs Levy, Bear Stearns Asset Management, Mesirow Financial and most recently at DCM Advisors. He received his […]

Professor Pirinsky is a Professor at the Department of Finance in the UCF College of Business and Director of the FinTech Program. Prior to joining the department, he was a Financial Economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. In addition to his regulatory work, he was a full-time faculty member at […]