Dr. Burton Hollifield

Professor

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Biography

Burton Hollifield is the PNC Professor of Financial Economics at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. He teaches courses on Investments, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, and Fixed Income at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in Finance at the University of British Columbia. He has won several teaching awards, including the George Leland Bach Teaching Award and the Undergraduate Teaching Award from Carnegie Mellon University. Hollifield serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including the Journal of Finance and Review of Economic Studies, and has been a board member of the Carnegie Rochester NYU Conference on Public Policy. His research interests encompass portfolio theory, market microstructure, bond microstructure, and dynamic asset pricing theory.

Research Interests

Experience

Academic Head, Tepper Undergraduate Business Program

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Leading the undergraduate business program at the Tepper School of Business.

PNC Professor of Financial Economics

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Holding the position of PNC Professor of Financial Economics.

Associate Professor of Financial Economics

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Taught as an Associate Professor in the Tepper School of Business.

Assistant Professor of Finance

— Present

University of British Columbia • Vancouver, Canada

Taught finance courses while contributing to research.

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.