Faculty: Hamid Shomali
Hamid Shomali, PhD
Title(s):
Professor
School(s):
Business
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Dr. Hamid Shomali has had many years of experience in banking and finance, teaching and academic administration. Hamid joined Golden Gate University in 1986 from Bank of America. He had been an executive in an overseas bank prior to his service at Bank of America. Hamid has taught economics and finance in many US and foreign universities including University of California at Berkeley and University of Houston. In the last eight years Hamid served at Golden Gate university first as Dean of School of Finance and Economics and then as the Dean of School of Business. Hamid holds a BS in mathematics from University of Salford in England and a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA.
COURSES TAUGHT
- DBA 803
- Economic Theory and Policy
- DBA 899
- Dissertation Research
- ECON 380
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- FI 300
- Corporate Finance
- FI 343
- International Corporate Finance
- EMBA 320
- Financial Management
RESEARCH INTERESTS & AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Finance
- Economics
EDUCATION
- BS, (Economics and Mathematics), University of Salford
- PhD, (Economics) University of California, Los Angeles
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 1986 - Present: Professor, Golden Gate University
- More than 10 years of banking and finance experience in the US and overseas.
- Domestic and international consulting in the areas of banking, finance, and economics.
- Taught in 15 universities in the US and overseas, including The University of California, Berkeley, Stanford, and The University of Houston.
HONORS & AWARDS
- Fulbright Teaching Scholarship Award, 2003