Bio of Lou Gattis
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Clinical Associate Professor of Finance |
Introduction
Lou Gattis returned to Smeal in 2004 as an assistant clinical professor of finance. Gattis received a BS with distinction in Finance from Penn State and went on to a 15-year career in corporate finance and investment management. After graduating from Smeal in 1988, Gattis joined IBM Federal Systems in Manassas, Virginia. At IBM, he performed contract financial management, planning, and product pricing. Gattis went on to work at Freddie Mac in Mclean, Virginia from 1994 to 2002 where he served as Director of Market Risk Oversight. In this role, he was responsible for evaluating the financial risk of the corporation's investment portfolio. At Freddie Mac, Gattis also performed financial forecasting and corporate planning. From 1997 to 2002, Gattis served as adjunct professor in finance and economics at George Mason University. Prior to joining Smeal, Gattis served as a teaching professor in finance at the University of Maryland where he taught MBA courses in Investment Management, Equity Valuation, and Financial Modeling.
Expertise
Risk Management, Mortgage Finance
Education
Ph.D,
Economics,
George Mason University,
2001
M.A.,
Economics,
George Mason University,
1997
M.B.A.,
Finance,
George Washington University,
1990
B.S.,
Finance,
Pennsylvania State University,
1988
Courses
Fin 410, Speculative Markets
Fin 597G, Financial Modeling
Fin 407, Multinational Finance