Professor Michael Imerman is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Finance Area at the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine and the Faculty Director for the Master of Finance Program. He has held academic roles at Claremont Graduate University, Lehigh University, and Rutgers Business School, and completed an NSF-funded postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University, establishing expertise in banking, risk management, financial data science, and FinTech innovation. His research has appeared in leading journals, and he brings practical industry insight from his early career as a Wall Street analyst. Currently finalizing his book The Economics of FinTech for MIT Press, Dr. Imerman also advises a range of financial institutions and startups, drawing on a rich blend of academic and real-world experience.

Todd Richey earned his BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, and his MBA with honors from The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. He has worked most of his career as a financier and adviser to middle market companies while employed with two of the largest global financial institutions. He also held a position with a large, branded food processor where he worked to return it to profitability prior to the sale to a leading private equity firm. Mr. Richey completed his investment banking training in Paris, France and has conducted business in Southeast Asia, South America, and Western Europe.