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Amb. Prof. Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal

Finance Professor

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Background

VanderPal has over 20 years of financial industry experience helping people make more money and save more money through proper wealth management. Since 2002, VanderPal has been a successful entrepreneur in finance and fashion, including appointed as an Ambassador at Large and Economist for the Republic of Guinea. During the last 2 decades, VanderPal has served as a Securities Arbitrator with FINRA. VanderPal later sold his financial advisory firm after 10 years and later co-founded a fashion brand, Alexia Kay ®. He has been university faculty teaching finance and business courses worldwide since 2003, on Four continents and online.

Education

  • Post-Doctorate of Management, Concentration: Global Leadership | Colorado Technical University | 2014
  • Doctorate of Business Administration in Finance (Honors) | Nova Southeastern University | 2006
  • Master of Business Administration | Webster University | 1997
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration | Columbia College
  • Finance, Marketing and Management
  • Certified Financial Planner® (CFP since 2001 )
  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU since 2002)
  • Certified Treasury Professional (CTP since 2005)
  • Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Level II Candidate

Areas of Expertise

  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Entrpereneurship
  • Global Leadership
  • Financial literacy
  • Portfolio Management
  • Accounting
  • International Business

Research & Publications

  • VanderPal, G., Spanner, M. (2018). Exploratory study of 3 Cases of Corporate Crisis and Stock Market Reaction. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics. 15(3).
  • VanderPal, G. (2019). Exploring the Nexus Between Research and Development Expenditures and Corporate Financial Performance: A Sectoral Analysis. American Journal of Management19(4). https://doi.org/10.33423/ajm.v19i4.2395
  • VanderPal, G. (2019). Understanding the Nexus of R&D Expenditures and Intangible Assets in Different Asset Types: A Quantile Regression Approach. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability14(6). https://doi.org/10.33423/jsis.v14i6.2612
  • VanderPal, G. (2019). Nonlinear Effect of R&D Expenditures and Intangible Assets on Financial Performance: A Panel Threshold Analysis. Journal of Applied Business and Economics21(9). https://doi.org/10.33423/jabe.v21i9.2686
  • VanderPal, G. (2019). How Intangible Assets Affect the Corporate Financial Performances and How It Varies from Sector – to – Sector?. Journal of Accounting and Finance19(8). https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v19i8.2624

Global Engagements

  • 2017 – Present Ambassador at Large and Economist for the Republic of Guinea
  • 2006-2009 – Honorary Consul for the Slovak Republic.
  • University engagements in Thailand, EU, Africa, and the US
  • Business engagements in Thailand, African and the US

Honors and Awards:

  • Teacher of the Year at Kaplan University in 2018.
  • FINRA Securities Arbitrator | 1998 – Present
  • Past President | Southern Nevada Financial Planning Association | 2004 & 2005
  • Treasurer & Elected Director | Amber Ridge HOA for 241 homes | 2006 – 2008
  • Diplomatic Appointment as Honorary Consul for the Slovak Republic | 2006 – 2009
  • Paired Reviewer (2004) and Content Specialist (2008) | CFP Board of Standards
  • Village Trustee (elected) | Village of Cary, Cary, IL | 1995 – 1997: One of the youngest elected officials in Illinois history.