Alan D. Crane

In July Dr. Alan Crane became the newest member of the award-winning finance group as assistant professor at the Jones Graduate School. He was recipient of the Fred Moore Assistant Instructor Award for Teaching Excellence in finance from McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his PhD.

Teaching across all programs this fall, Dr. Crane’s courses for full-time, professionals and executives students are Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Investment Policy.

His research interests include the study of behavioral biases within corporations using a Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) model and the study of the use of financial policy by a firm facing litigation claims.

Previously Dr. Crane worked in Houston as senior consultant at Protiviti Independent Risk Consulting and an analyst at Lukens Energy Group. Along with his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, he attended Trinity University where he earned a B.A. in economics and a B.S. in business administration, both cum laude.