People Group Archives: FinTech Summit

David Yermack is the Albert Fingerhut Professor of Finance and Business Transformation at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1994. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the NYU School of Law, Director of the NYU Pollack Center for Law and Business […]

Dr. Cao is the Director and Founding faculty of the AI Initiative for Capital Market Research and holds the position of associate professor (with tenure) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. Additionally, he is an affiliated professor at Harvard Business School (D^3 Institute). Dr. Cao’s research work has gained prominence […]

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 […]

Dr. Cuneyt Akcora is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida with a joint appointment in Computer Science and the College of Business, where he is a faculty member of the FinTech Initiative and teaches and conducts research in financial AI. He is a member of the newly founded UCF AI Institute. He […]

Jim Adamczyk is senior executive vice president and chief strategy officer for FAIRWINDS. Headquartered in Orlando, FL and serving members around the world, FAIRWINDS has more than $5 billion in assets and 600 employees. With a mission of changing members’ lives on the journey to Financial Freedom, Jim is committed to providing solutions that help […]

Professor Singh was the Bolton-Perella Endowed Professor of Finance at Lehigh University from 2011-2015 before moving to UCF this summer. Prior to his move to Lehigh in 2011, he was a Professor of Finance at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Professor Singh was in charge of the Undergraduate Program in Finance […]

Since becoming Dean of the UCF College of Business in July 2012, Dr. Paul Jarley has led a bold culture shift rooted in student engagement and real-world relevance. He believes the best education starts with curiosity and deep conversation—especially with people who have done interesting things. At one of the largest business schools in the […]