Cutler Center 2012-2013 Annual Report - Babson College

Recent Finance Faculty and Cutler Center Fellow Highlights
Jennifer Bethel
Richard Bliss
She is currently an economist at the Division of Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation, at the
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
Her most recent publication is “Response to Questions Posed by Commissioners Aguilar,
Paredes, and Gallagher,” Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington DC, 2012.
Forthcoming accepted publications:
o “Market Fragility, Financial Guarantees, and Runs on Money Market Funds” with W.
Johnson (2013)
o “Fraud in the OTC Market” (2013)
o “Transparency and Disclosure in the Securities Market” (2013)
Service Activities:
o Member of the Board of Trustees Finance Committee for Babson College
o Coordinator of the Finance Division Seminar Series
Richard Bliss is a member of the Babson team helping to develop and deliver the curriculum for
the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, a US$500 million initiative designed to
create jobs and spur economic activity through greater access to business education, mentors,
networks and financial capital.
He led the redesign of the division’s core course in the Fast Track Curriculum.
Recent Publications:
o “Private Equity: The Differences between Developed and Emerging Markets,” in Private
Equity in Emerging Markets: The New Frontiers of International Finance, Darek
Klonowski, editor, 2012, Palgrave Macmillan, New York. (2012)
o “Decision making and risk aversion in the Cash Cab,” with Mark Potter and Chris
Schwarz, September 2012, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 84,
Issue 1, pages 163-173. (2012)
Future Publications:
o “Risk-Taking with Multiple Mutual Fund Management,” with Mark Potter and Chris
Schwarz.
o “Learning Entrepreneurship or Entrepreneurial Learning?: Advancing the Epistemology
of Practice,” with Patti Greene, Mike Fetters, Dennis Ceru, and Anne Donnellon.
Service Activity:
o Undergraduate Academic Policy Committee – Member - Advisory Committee on
Education Abroad – Member
o Faculty co-advisor the Babson Corporate Finance Association (BCFA)
o Moderated the “Raising Capital” Panel at Cutler Center/BIMA/BVCPE Club Presentation
o Interviewed by Sandy Siciliano for the 60 Minutes alumni video as part of the Back to
Babson weekend
o Presented a session at the CITG ‘boot camp’ on the use of LYNDA Excel tutorials
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