Dr. Jarrad Harford is the Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Finance at the University of Washington, USA. Prior to Washington, Jarrad taught at the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. He got his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Rochester. Professor Harford has taught the core undergraduate finance course, Business Finance, for over 19 years, as well as an elective in mergers and acquisitions, and “Finance for Non-financial Executives” in the executive education program.