Louis K.C. Chan, Ph.D. Academic Advisor Tel: (312) 460-2443 Fax: (312) 220-9241

Year Started at LSV: 2000

LSV Responsibilities:
Research

Experience:
Professor of Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1988-present

Education:
Ph.D. University of Rochester, Finance and Applied Economics (1984 & 1982)
B.S. University of Hawaii, Business Administration (1979)

Dr. Chan teaches courses in multinational business and investments. Research focuses on empirical analysis of the behavior of stock returns; the impact of institutional equity trading; comparative analysis of stock market structures; risk and portfolio optimization.

His work has been published in major academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Financial Analysts Journal, and the Review of Financial Studies. He was awarded the Graham and Dodd Scroll of Excellence from the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) in 2001 and the American Association of Individual Investors Award in 1991. He also served as Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Research from 1999-2002.

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Dan Givoly, Ph.D. Academic Advisor Tel: (312) 460-2443 Fax: (312) 220-9241

Year Started at LSV: 2005

LSV Responsibilities:
Research

Experience:
Accounting Department Chair
Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting
SMEAL College of Business
Pennsylvania State University
2002-present

Education:
Ph.D. New York University
M.B.A. Tel-Aviv University
B.A. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
CPA, Israel

Dr. Givoly is the Chair of the Accounting Department and teaches accounting courses at Penn State University. His research focuses on financial reporting and disclosures, effects of financial information on capital markets, valuation and analysts forecasts of earnings. Prior to joining Penn State, Professor Givoly taught at the University of California at Irvine, Columbia University, Northwestern University and Tel-Aviv University. He served as the Chairman of the Financial Standards Accounting Board in Israel (1996-99) and is a Certified Public Accountant (Israel). Professor Givoly is a member of the American Accounting Association, American Finance Association, and The Institute of Public Accounting – Israel.

His work has been published in major academic journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and he serves as a reviewer for The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Business, Journal of Accounting Research and the Contemporary Accounting Journal.