Dr. Arthur J. Keown received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, his MBA from the University of Michigan and his doctorate from Indiana University. He is the R. B. Pamplin Professor of Finance and Finance Department Head at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Professor Keown, award-winning teacher, is also a member of the Academy of Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech, and has received 5 certificates of Teaching Excellence, the W.E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Alumni Teaching Excellence Award. In 1999, Arthur received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State of Virginia.

Dr. Keown is widely published in academic journals. His work has appeared in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Portfolio Management, Financial Management, and many others. 2 of his books are widely used in college finance classes all over the country Foundations of Finance: The Logic and Practice of Financial Management and Personal Finance, Turning Money into Wealth.

Arthur is a Fellow of Decision Sciences Institute and head of the Finance Department. In addition, he has served as the co-editor of both the Journal of Financial Research and the Financial Management Association’s Survey and Synthesis Series. He was recently inducted into Ohio Wesleyan’s Hall of Fame for wrestling. His son and daughter are both married and live in Dubai and Wisconsin, while he and his wife live in Virginia, where he collects original art from Mad Magazine.