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Geoffrey Poitras is a Professor of Finance at Simon Fraser University, specializing in financial history and applied financial econometrics. He completed his PhD at Columbia University and has significant experience as a securities analyst for the Bank of Canada. His teaching focuses on security analysis and risk management for undergraduate and graduate business students. Poitras's research explores the use of derivative securities in financial risk management, and he has published extensively on subjects such as the history of financial economics and debt management. Serving as a visiting professor in Thailand and Singapore, he ultimately decided to return to British Columbia, joining SFU Business in 1989. Poitras is deeply interested in the history of economic thought, which he believes is essential for understanding the foundations of current business practices, especially for students in the Graduate Liberal Studies program. Outside of academia, he enjoys hiking, gardening, and community sports coaching.
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