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Biographical Sketch

Jide Wintoki is a Ph.D. candidate at the Terry College of Business of the University of Georgia . His research interests include empirical corporate finance (especially corporate governance), international finance and applied econometrics. He is currently working on his dissertation and his dissertation committee includes Dr. Jeffry Netter , Dr. James Linck and Dr. Chris Stivers.

Update: Jide completed his Ph.D. in May 2008 and will be starting as an Assistant Professor at the School of Business of the University of Kansas in the Fall of 2008.
In addition to research, Jide also teaches classes in Corporate Finance Theory, Computers in Finance and Research Methods in Finance.

Prior to his studies at Georgia , Jide completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at the University of Lagos . He has also held worked in variety of positions with ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble, and Nigeria LNG (A Shell Gas/Agip/TotalFinaElf/NNPC Joint Venture).

Selected Research 

"Corporate Boards and Regulation: The Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Exchange Listing Requirements on Firm Value", Journal of Corporate Finance 13 (2007) 229–250

"Endogeneity and the Dynamics of Corporate Governance"  (with Jeff Netter and Jim Linck)
 
"Institutional Investors and the Long-Run Performance of Private Placements" (with Jim Linck and Mike Hertzel)
 
"Endogenous Adjustment Towards Target Board Structures" (with David Cicero and Tina Yang) 

Awards and Honors

Best Student Paper Award, 2006 Southern Finance Association Meetings

American Finance Association (AFA) PhD Travel Grant Award, 2006

Financial Management Association (FMA) PhD Travel Grant Award, 2006

Terry College of Business Comer Fellowship, 2004 

Godfrey Graduate Scholarship for Academic Achievement, 2005 

Terry College of Business PhD Research Assistantship 

Management Information Systems Advisory Board MBA Scholarship, 2003

Chesley Morrison Vincent MBA Scholarship, 2002

Terry MBA Merit Based Assistantship Award, 2002

Extracurricular Activities

Jide Wintoki’s extracurricular interests include international affairs, as well as domestic politics. He is a big believer in science and the culture of scientific enquiry. He also has a mild obsession for English Premiership soccer especially the fortunes of Arsenal FC.

Contact Info
Modupe 'Jide' Wintoki 
Ph.D. Candidate

288A Brooks Hall
Department of Banking and Finance 
Terry College of Business 
University of Georgia 
Athens, GA 30602

Office: 706-542-7175 
jwintoki@terry.uga.edu