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Moustafa Abu EL Fadl, Ph.D., C.F.A. E-mail: editor@ijbad.com E-mail: mabuelfadl@ithaca.edu Cell : 401-374-0992 Office: 408 Park School of Business, Ithaca, NY, 14850 Areas of Interest Teaching: Finance, and Economics Research: International Finance, Bonds, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Investments Special Achievements Teaching Experience Ten years of teaching experience at the university level in undergraduate, graduate, and distance learning courses in finance, economics, and business. Education Ph.D., 3 Master s degrees and CFA designation. The Ph.D. is in Finance, Master of Economics, MBA with a major in Entrepreneurial Finance, Master in Investment Finance, CFA, and B.SC. in Accounting. Leadership Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives. Inderscience Publishing publishes the Journal. Inderscience has been in academic publishing since 1979; the Journal is listed in Cabell s academic journal directory with an acceptance rate of 20% Recruited 50 editorial board members from all around the world. Senior sub-editor at International Research Journal of Applied Finance ISSN 2229 6891 Chair, and Co-organizer of the International Applied Finance Conference (Sept 14 & 15, 2012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upjmtaemvo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?nr=1&v=zdbmfyqvy7o&feature=endscren Suggested and proposed to form a curriculum subcommittee in May of 2016 to change the finance curriculum. I proposed charges for the committee, deadlines, and personnel. I did not assume the role. The Curriculum was changed along the same line I have proposed. Co-Chair the finance search committee in the fall of 2016. Provided technical and critical feedback to an outside student competition that Ithaca College students participated in it. To my knowledge, no one had noticed those scientific/technical observations

Part of the search committee for fall 2017. For reasons, I am the de-facto chair of the committe. The search is on its path for success. Secured in my first semester at Ithaca College a new software to teach Fixed Income Securities. The new software is used by many prestigious institutions, and it was a tremendous success for students. The software is called the Yield Book. The software is an innovative teaching methodology, not only in the field but also at Ithaca college. Prepared CFA recognition/affiliations for the Finance department in Jan 2015. The Finance Department at Ithaca College received CFA recognition in Feb 2015. Prepared an alternative governance manual to the current point system governance manual. It was not duly discussed or adopted. Prepared MBA solution for Ithaca College. It was not duly discussed or adopted. However, the current direction follows what I have recommended for the MBA program in the document I had prepared three years ago. Scholarly Activity Published and in press ten articles in a double-blind peer review scholarly research journals. In all ten I am the lead author or the only author. Two article accepted for publication in 2017 to be published in 2017/2018 in journals with an acceptance rate of 20% per Cabell s academic directory (sole author) One article accepted for publication in 2016 and published in 2017 in a journal with an acceptance rate of 10% per Cabell s academic directory (sole author) Two articles accepted for publication in 2016 to be published in 2017 in journals with an acceptance rate of 20% per Cabell s academic directory (1 article lead author and 1 article sole author) Two articles in 2013 in journals with an acceptance rate of 20% per Cabell s academic directory (Both articles sole author) Two articles in 2011 in one journal with an acceptance rate of 30% per Cabell s academic directory and the other journal is double-blind peer review without a published acceptance rate (Both articles sole author) One article in 2010 in a journal with an acceptance rate of 6% per Cabell s academic directory and impact factor of 0.409 (sole author) Presented six papers, discussant of 6 papers, session chair in two conferences, and I had two conference proceedings published. Presented in the EFA (Eastern Finance Association) in years of 2014, 2015 and 2016. Presented at the World Finance conference in July 2016. Presented in SFA (Southern Finance Association) in November 2016 Published Conference proceeding in 2014 and 2015

Summary of student evaluations at Ithaca College 2014-2016 (Average of all questions for each course taught) Overall Top 2 Student Evaluations Rating Max Business Finance (4 Courses) 4.55 5 94% Personal Finance (4 Courses) 4.37 5 89% Cases of Financial Management (4 Courses) 4.48 5 89% Fixed Income Securities (2 Courses) 4.28 5 88% OTHERS Changed student evaluations at Rhode Island College to reflect the current research for student evaluation questionnaire which raised the department average. Prepared a feasibility study for undergraduate and graduate CFA track for Rhode Island College (fundamental structural change in the finance program at the college) Achieved CFA recognition for the Finance program at Rhode Island College and Ithaca College Received a scholarship from the USAID for MBA at the University of Arizona. Received scholarship from Old Dominion University for a Ph.D. in Finance. CFA Charter Holder Adjusted peer review evaluations to reflect more on the strength and the areas of improvement for instructors (at Rhode Island College). Developed a new course of Alternative Investments to improve the finance program (at Rhode Island College) Developed a structured Bloomberg course to take advantage of the Bloomberg trading room at Rhode Island College Served as admission liaison and presented in orientation for newly admitted students WORK EXPERIENCE August 2014- Present Ithaca College Ithaca, NY, AACSB recognized Assistant Professor of Finance Job Profile Teaching, Research & Service Courses: Graduate courses in Financial Management (MBA), Undergraduate Courses in Fixed Income Securities, Cases in Corporate Finance, Personal Finance, Business Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Security Analysis and Valuation, and Introduction to Business Serving on Committees and task forces Attending extracurricular functions (student and school related) Providing expertise and assistance where applicable to admissions, academic and career services, and academic or career advising to students Actively engaging in academic research Regularly attending faculty meetings Active member of the faculty development committee, CCR committee, Faculty Council and many others August 2013-2014

Clark University (Graduate School of Management-AACSB) Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance Job Profile: Teaching, Research & Service Courses: Graduate courses in Financial Management (MBA), Stock and Bond Valuation, (MBA), Investment Strategies (MBA online), Cases in Corporate Finance (MBA) Serving on Committees and task forces Attending extracurricular functions (student and school related) Providing expertise and assistance where applicable to admissions, academic and career services and academic or career advising to student. Actively engaging in academic research Regularly attending faculty meetings August 2011-2013 Rhode Island College Assistant Professor of Finance Job Profile: Teaching, Research & Service Courses: Intermediate Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Analysis of Derivatives, Managerial Finance (Financial Management), Fixed Income analysis, Portfolio management (MBA class), Investments, Micro and Macro Economics Leading role to develop Master in Finance CFA track Leading role to restructure the undergraduate Finance program Acting as an admission liaison for Finance and Economics department Leading role in getting the CFA recognition program to School of Management Changed the delivery of college catalog from print to online (saving $3500) Working with Oracle to develop a new feature for advising process. Worked with the advising center to improve the advising process. Changed student evaluations for the Department of Economics and Finance Developed new course for Finance Program Alternative Investment Developed a structured course for Bloomberg trading room to take advantage of the computer lab. Attained CFA recognition for Rhode Island College

August, 2006-2010 Old Dominion University (AACSB) Adjunct Instructor (ABD) Job Profile: Teaching & Research Teaching experience in Distance Learning (Corporate Finance) and graduate level classes ABD: Portfolio Analysis- (Fin 735) Graduate level (MBA Class 2010) ABD: Investments Senior Level (Fin 431); International Finance (Fin 432) ABD: Corporate Finance Distance Learning and in the Classroom. [Fin 323- (12 courses)-] Web Based, Video Streaming, Satellite, and Portable devices, and Face to Face ABD: Micro and Macro Economics [ 6 Courses (100 and 200 Level)] Instructor: survey of Business Courses for Freshman (100 Level), Computer software (Bus135) June 2005-2006 Sr. Research Analyst in Global Investment House, Kuwait (One of the most significant private sector Investment Banking & Asset Management firms in the Gulf). June 2003- Feb 2004 Research Assistant University of Arizona. July 1996 -July 2001 Financial Analyst- Bristol Myers Squibb, Egypt (One of the most significant Pharmaceutical companies in the world) EDUCATION Old Dominion University (AACSB) The College of Business and Public Administration Ph.D. Finance, August 2012 Old Dominion University (AACSB) The College of Business and Public Administration Master in Economics, August 2009 Norfolk, VA, USA Norfolk, VA, USA The University of Arizona (AACSB) Tucson, AZ, USA The Eller College of Management (From the top 50 in the USA) Master of Business Administration, Major Entrepreneurship, May 2003 Ain Shams University College of Commerce (Ranked Number One) Graduate Diploma (Master) in Investment Finance, June 1998 Cairo, Egypt Helwan University Cairo, Egypt College of Commerce and Business Administration (ranked number three) Bachelor of commerce and business administration, Nov 1997 Major: Accounting

CFA Institute Charlottesville, USA Charter Financial Analyst, Sept 2009 Research Interest Bonds and Derivatives Markets Risk Management International Finance: Specifically, cross-listing and market timing Event Study Methodology, Investments, Investors Psychology Stock price fluctuations and trading strategies Publications & Conferences Published: Title Why do Companies Cross List The Post Listing Anomaly Explained www.eurojournals.com/irjfe_54_08.pdf, 2010. Cabell s acceptance rate 6% Published: Title Does the Choice of Benchmarks Matter: The Characteristic Index Vs. The Market Index; American Journal of Social and Management Sciences ISSN Print: 2156-1540, ISSN Online: 2151-1559, http://www.scihub.org/ajsms, 2011. Double peer reviewed. No published acceptance rate. Published: Market timing and Earnings Management: Evidence from cross-listing; published in the International Research Journal of Applied Finance, ISSN 2229 6891, 2011. Cabell s acceptance rate 30% Published Is there a post listing anomaly for IPOs overseas listing? Asian Journal of Empirical Research, 2013, 3(9):1131-1155. Global impact factor 0.421 and impact factor 0.38 as per publisher documentation. Published Do IPO Firms Manage Earnings? In the accounting and Finance research Vol 2, No 4, 2013. Double peer reviewed. No published acceptance rate. Indexed in prestigious databases such as Econlit, EBSCO, and many others. Accepted for publication in Annals of Financial Economics Vol XX, No X, 2017. Individual Foreign Exchange Investors, Return Predictability and Market Timing. Cabell s acceptance rate 10% Accepted for publication in Annals of Management Science Vol 5, No 1, 2016. Mobile stock trading platforms and individual investors financial performance. Cabell s acceptance rate 20% Accepted for publication in International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives Vol XX, No X, 2017. Zero Interest rates and a cross-section of stock returns. Cabell s acceptance rate 20% Accepted for publication in Banking and Finance Review Vol XX, No X, 2017/2018 Cross-Listing Premium or Market Timing. Cabell s acceptance rate 20% Accepted for publication in Journal of Accounting and Finance Vol XX, No X, 2017/2018 Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization for Short-Term Portfolios Cabell s acceptance rate 20%

Conferences Presentations and Proceedings o Scheduled for Presentation two papers at Southern Finance Association (SFA), Nov 2017. o Presented Short Term Portfolio Optimization: Empirical Evidence. Southern Finance Association (SFA), Nov 2016. o Presented Individual Currency Traders, Alpha and Predicting Forex Movements o Discussant Bank Executives Multiple Directorships and Career Outcomes. Southern Finance Association (SFA), Nov 2016. o Discussant An Evaluation of the Equilibrium Value of the Euro, its Predecessors and their Constituent Currencies based on Economic Fundamentals. Southern Finance Association (SFA), Nov 2016. o Presented Individual Day traders and Portfolio Optimization. World Finance Conference, July 2016. o Session Chair Portfolio Management and Performance Evaluation World Finance Conference, July 2016. o Discussant Do as I say not as I Do: How Much risk the Bankers take with their Own Money? World Finance Conference, July 2016. o Presented Individual Currency Traders Performance and Market Timing. Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April 2016. o Discussant Knowledge Protection, Shareholder Wealth, and Firm Behavior. Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April 2016. o Presented The Performance of High-Frequency Individual Equity Traders. Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April 2015. o Discussant Term Structure and Risk Premium for Persistence in Durable Goods Consumption. Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April 2015. o Session Chair Foreign Institutional Investors. Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April, 2015. o Conference Proceeding Published: Abu El Fadl, M., Abbey, B. S. and Choi, K. "Effect of IT Trading Platform on Financial Risk-Taking and Portfolio Performance," The 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 5-8, 2015, Grand Hyatt, Kauai, Hawaii. o Conference Proceeding Published: Choi, K., Abu El Fadl, M. and Abbey, B. S. An Empirical Examination of the Relationship between Financial Trader's Decision-making and Financial Software Applications, The 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August 7-10, 2014, Savannah, GA o Presented Cross-Listing and Earnings Management. Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April 2012 o Discussant, The Role of Bondholders Coordination in Freeze-out Exchange, Offers Eastern Finance Association (EFA). April 2012

Research Collaborations with Students Interest Rate Projections with student Brandon Stern for presentations at the Whalem Symposium and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Workshops Attended for Professional Development Continuing Education Program, CFA Standard Setting, 2016 Continuing Education Program, CFA standard Sitting, 2016 Master Teacher Program, 2016 Conference Attendance, Risk Management, 2014 Standard Setting for CFA Level 1 Standard Setting for CFA level 1&2 Two-day workshop on teaching Palaside Risk Service to The School/Department Other, Faculty Research Seminar, Attendee, Meeting, Presenter at Faculty Research Seminar, (December 2015 - Present). Yield Event, Finance and International Business Dept, Attendee, Meeting, Yield for the Dept., (November 2015 - Present). Sustainability Committee, Committee Member, (September 1, 2015 - September 1, 2019). Faculty Search, Committee Chair, Co-Chair, (July 1, 2016 - October 15, 2016). Whalen Symposium, Faculty Mentor, (February 1, 2016 - May 1, 2016). Faculty Governance Committee, Volunteer, Other, Volunteer, (January 2015 - January 2016). Competition, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, Conference-Related, Student Sponsored Research, (October 2015 - December 2015). Other, MBA Committee, Other, Volunteer, (January 2015 - December 2015, Present). Yield Event, Attendee, Meeting, Yield event in November, (November 2015, Present). Convocation, graduation or another ceremony, Attendee, Convocation, (August 2015, Present). Orientation, Attendee, Orientation, (August 20, 2015). Campus presentation/meeting/event, IAB Presentations, Attendee, Meeting, (April 2015, Present). Competition, Engage Symposium, Faculty Mentor, (April 2015). Other, CFA Recognition, Committee Member, (October 15, 2014 - December 1, 2014). Service to The College Committee Member, Faculty Development Committee. (January 25, 2016 - Present). Attendee, Meeting, Faculty Council Committee. (September 2015 May 2017). Committee Member, Search Committee CIO. (November 1, 2015 - April 30, 2016). Attendee, Meeting, Blue Sky Initiative. (2015). Committee Member, Search Committee CIO. (December 1, 2014 - April 30, 2015). Service to The Community Board Member, Ihsan School of excellence, Syracuse, NY. (May 2015 - Present). Task Force Member, Miami, FL. (January 1, 2017 - January 15, 2017). Task Force Member, Washington DC, DC. (June 1, 2016 - June 15, 2016). Committee Member, NYSED, Albany, NY. (December 2, 2014 - December 4, 2014).