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Burnes, Ellen

Teaching Assistant Professor

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Research

research overview

  • My work focuses on the intersection of policy, natural resource uncertainty (climate, environmental conditions, stock health), and asset pricing to support sustainability.

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  • Water Resources, Water Rights Valuation, Energy Transition, Behavioral Health, Mergers and Acquisition, Succession Planning

Teaching

courses taught

  • ESBM 4570 - Entrepreneurial Finance
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    Focuses on the financial concepts, issues, methods and industry practices relevant to entrepreneurial decision makers. Addresses a variety of topics including financial valuation, various sources of funds, structures and legal issues in arranging financing, the private and public venture capital markets, and preparation for, and execution of, an initial public securities offering. Provides an understanding of the segments of the capital markets specializing in start-ups and growth financing.
  • FNCE 2010 - Fundamentals of Financial Analysis
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2023 / Spring 2024
    Prepares students for financial analysis. Covers mathematical and statistical topics required for such analysis, including derivatives, optimization, integration, probability, inference and regression. Students will become proficient in using the tools and applying them to various financial contexts using analytics Excel, and R.
  • FNCE 3010 - Corporate Finance
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
    Covers the theory and practices governing the management of capital in a business firm. Examines the determinants of capital requirements, methods of obtaining capital, problems of internal financial management and methods of financial analysis.
  • FNCE 3030 - Investment and Portfolio Management
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023
    Develops modern portfolio theory and applies it to pricing both individual assets and portfolios of assets. Topics include Markowitz portfolio selection model, capital asset pricing model, arbitrage pricing theory, bonds, portfolio performance measurement, and issues of market efficiency. Formerly FNCE 4030.
  • MBAX 6110 - Entrepreneurial Finance
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
    Addresses a variety of topics including financial valuation, various sources of funds, structures and legal issues in arranging financing, the private and public venture capital markets, and preparation for, and execution of, an initial public securities offering.
  • MBAX 6211 - Applied Financial Management
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Focuses on how to apply key concepts in finance to real-world situations. Topics include valuation, capital structure, highly leveraged transactions, and financial distress and bankruptcy. Heavy emphasis on how to perform various kinds of valuations. Mixture of lectures and case discussions.