Joseph French

Dr. Joseph J. French (Joe) is an Associate Professor at the AIT School of Management. Before joining AIT, Joe held the position of Full Professor of Finance at the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado. Throughout his 16-year tenure in Colorado, he assumed various roles, including the Department Chair of Finance and the Tointon Chair of Research. Joe holds a Ph.D. in financial economics from the University of New Orleans and an MBA from Clemson University.

His research interests are in the areas of international finance, corporate finance, and developmental economics, with publications in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Financial Services Research, Emerging Markets Review, and The International Review of Financial Analysis, among others. Joe has had the opportunity to conduct research and teach worldwide. He is currently an Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and has been a visiting professor at universities throughout the world, including Hitotsubashi University, Copenhagen Business School, Shanghai International Studies, and University of Trieste, among several others.