Dennis Draper, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business Administration Office: Hilton 337
Phone: 310.338.7504
Fax: 310.338.5187
Email: ddraper@lmu.edu
Areas of Expertise - Finance
- Investment Management
- Commodity, Financial and Stock Index Futures
- Derivative Assets and Products
Biography Dennis W. Draper, Ph.D., is the dean of Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business Administration where he oversees all students, faculty, staff and alumni events related to LMU’s College of Business Administration. Prior to his appointment, he served as Director of the Center for Investment Studies and associate professor of finance at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. Draper, who has held senior academic positions for more than 20 years, was also the vice dean of graduate programs at USC.
At the Marshall School he led several changes in the culture of the education process, the curriculum, the admissions policy and the global focus of the school’s education. He also made numerous strategic investments on behalf of the school, managed alumni and corporate relationships, opened new facilities and modified existing programs.
In addition, Draper is an expert in investment strategy, risk management, and derivative securities analyses. Outside of academia he has served as a financial consultant on investment management and strategy relationships, as well as a corporate consultant involved in the structure, capital acquisition, operation, and strategy for existing and start-up companies. Some of Draper’s professional activities include Chief Operating Officer of Film Roman, Inc.; President of the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation; and Co-Director, CFA Review Program of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts.
Education
- PhD: Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, University (1979)
- MS: Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University (1972)
- BS: Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University (1970)
ResearchDraper is interested in basic theoretical and empirical work in commodity futures, financial futures, stock index futures, options, swaps and real estate valuation. He also works in design, pricing and application of derivative assets and products, emphasizing use in both corporate and institutional environments.
Recent Publications - Draper, D. (1998). "Bits, Bets and making book on an Index: Comment," The Review of the Futures Markets .
- Draper, D. (1998). "An Analysis of the Profiles and Motivations of Habitual Commodity Speculators: Comment," The Review of Future Markets .