Finance Faculty and Staff
Meet the faculty and staff within the Department of Finance at Texas McCombs.

Finance Tenure Track Faculty
Andres Almazan
Professor
andres.almazan@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.322
| (512) 471-5856
andres.almazan@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.322
| (512) 471-5856
Aydogan Alti
Associate Professor
aydogan.alti@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.246
| (512) 232-9374
aydogan.alti@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.246
| (512) 232-9374
Jonathan Cohn
Associate Professor
jonathan.cohn@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.248
| (512) 232-6827
jonathan.cohn@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.248
| (512) 232-6827
Cesare Fracassi
Associate Professor
cesare.fracassi@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.165
| (512) 232-6843
cesare.fracassi@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.165
| (512) 232-6843
Beverly Hadaway
Associate Professor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Travis Johnson
Associate Professor
travis.johnson@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.158
| (512) 232-6824
travis.johnson@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.158
| (512) 232-6824
Sam Kruger
Associate Professor
sam.kruger@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.159
| (512) 232-6839
sam.kruger@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.159
| (512) 232-6839
Richard Lowery
Associate Professor
richard.lowery@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.324
| (512) 232-6823
richard.lowery@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.324
| (512) 232-6823
Aaron Pancost
Assistant Professor
aaronpancost@gmail.com
CBA 6.268
| (512) 471-6612
aaronpancost@gmail.com
CBA 6.268
| (512) 471-6612
Robert Parrino
Professor
robert.parrino@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 3.240
(512) 471-5788
robert.parrino@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 3.240
(512) 471-5788
Clemens Sialm
Professor and Department Chair
clemens.sialm@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.163
| (512) 232-6832
clemens.sialm@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.163
| (512) 232-6832
Nicholas Snashall-Woodhams
Assistant Professor nicholas.snashallwoodhams@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.250
CBA 6.250
Michael Sockin
Assistant Professor
michael.sockin@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.252
| (512) 232-6860
michael.sockin@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.252
| (512) 232-6860
Laura Starks
Professor
laura.starks@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.167
| (512) 2471-5899
laura.starks@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.167
| (512) 2471-5899
Mindy Xiaolan
Associate Professor
mindy.xiaolan@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.316
| (512) 232-6826
mindy.xiaolan@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.316
| (512) 232-6826
Finance Professional Track faculty
Joshua Alexander
Assistant Professor of Instruction
josh.alexander@mccombs.utexas.edu
josh.alexander@mccombs.utexas.edu
John C. Butler
Clinical Associate Professor
butlerjc@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 2.244
| (512) 232-6821
butlerjc@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 2.244
| (512) 232-6821
Mary Lou Poloskey
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Mary.Poloskey@mccombs.utexas.edu
Mary.Poloskey@mccombs.utexas.edu
Will Way
Professor of Instruction
will.way@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.176F
| (512) 471-8169
will.way@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.176F
| (512) 471-8169
Ken Wiles
Clinical Associate Professor
ken.wiles@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.160
| (512) 232-6828
ken.wiles@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.160
| (512) 232-6828
Alex Zhang
Department Staff
Ian Ishak
Assistant Director
ian.ishak@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.236
| (512) 471-5668
ian.ishak@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.236
| (512) 471-5668
Sarah Barrow
Real Estate Finance and Investment Center Marketing Associate
sarah.barrow@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170K
| (512) 232-6842
sarah.barrow@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170K
| (512) 232-6842
Kimberly Barnett
Assistant Director, Private Equity Center
kimberly.barnett@mccombs.utexas.edu
kimberly.barnett@mccombs.utexas.edu
Belinda Clark
Senior Administrative Associate,
belinda.clark@mccombs.utexas.edu
belinda.clark@mccombs.utexas.edu
Derek Fisher
Financial Education and Research
Center Assistant Director,
drfisher@utexas.edu
CBA 3.208
| (512) 471-1773
Center Assistant Director,
drfisher@utexas.edu
CBA 3.208
| (512) 471-1773
Madison Gove
Global Sustainability Leadership Initiative
Program Manager
madison.gove@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.202
Program Manager
madison.gove@mccombs.utexas.edu
CBA 6.202
Bradin Hanselka
Student Program Coordinator, KBH Energy Center
bradin.hanselka@mccombs.utexas.edu
bradin.hanselka@mccombs.utexas.edu
Juana Hardwick
Senior Administrative Associate Finance Department
juana.hardwick@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170C | (512) 471-6511
juana.hardwick@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170C | (512) 471-6511
Kyle Hernandez
Assistant Director, AIM Center
kyle.hernandez@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170D
| (512) 475-7973
kyle.hernandez@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170D
| (512) 475-7973
Kyle Hernandez
Assistant Director, AIM Center
kyle.hernandez@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170D
| (512) 475-7973
kyle.hernandez@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170D
| (512) 475-7973
Jenny Holland
Senior Administrative Associate
jenny.holland@mccombs.utexas.edu
jenny.holland@mccombs.utexas.edu
Crystal Nunez
Senior Administrative Associate
crystal.nunez@mccombs.utexas.edu
crystal.nunez@mccombs.utexas.edu
Sandi Ruddick
Global Sustainability Leadership Initiative
sandi.ruddick@mccombs.utexas.edu
sandi.ruddick@mccombs.utexas.edu
Mandy Pope
Real Estate Finance and Investment Center
Director
mandy.pope@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170F
| (512) 232-3484
Director
mandy.pope@mccombs.utexas.edu
GSB 5.170F
| (512) 232-3484
Sandi Ruddick
Global Sustainability Leadership Initiative
sandi.ruddick@mccombs.utexas.edu
sandi.ruddick@mccombs.utexas.edu
Amy Shaw
Communications Coordinator, KBH Center
Jake Slaughter
Senior Events Coordinator, KBH Center, jake.slaughter@austin.utexas.edu
Jennifer Sloan
Managing Director, KBH Center, jsloan@law.utexas.edu
Chris Snapp
Managing Director, Salem Center for Policy chris.snapp@mccombs.utexas.edu
William Wegner
Student Program Coordinator, Wealth Management Center
william.wegner@mccombs.utexas.edu
william.wegner@mccombs.utexas.edu