Buffett Beyond Value: Why Warren Buffett Looks to Growth and Management When Investing

About the Author

Prem C. Jain, Ph.D., C.P.A., began his academic career in 1984 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a move in 1991 to the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in New Orleans. In 2002 he accepted his current position as the McDonough Professor of Accounting and Finance at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.

Jain has also taught at Monterrey Tech in Mexico and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, and was a visiting scholar for two summers at INSEAD in France. He has taught graduate-level courses in corporate finance, investments, international finance, and financial statement analysis. He has also worked as a financial economist for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, D.C.

Over his 25-year academic career, Jain has traveled across the globe to present his research at various conferences and universities. He has published extensively in the most prestigious finance and accounting journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Accounting Research. His work includes several scholarly articles analyzing stock market and stock futures data. He has also been referenced in the Wall Street Journal and other news media. His research subjects include stock splits, spin-offs, mutual fund advertising, performance of Wall Street superstars, and market efficiency.

At Tulane, Jain developed a course for MBA students to study ...