M. Mark Walker, PhD, CFA, CBA

University of Mississippi

237 Holman Hall

Box 1848

University, MS 38677-1848

Phone: (662) 915-7721

Fax: (662) 915-5821

Dr. M. Mark Walker is an associate professor of finance at The University of Mississippi. His primary teaching and research interests include corporate finance and investments. Dr. Walker has published over 20 articles in academic and practitioner journals including Financial Management, The Financial Review, The Financial Services Review, the Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, and Business Appraisal Practice. His current research examines 1) the relation between corporate strategy and changes in acquiring-firm shareholder wealth, and 2) how stock prices react to professional stock analysts' investment recommendations. Dr. Walker earned his B.S. degree from North Carolina State University, his M.B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University, and his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University. He worked previously as a civil engineer and as a financial analyst.

Dr. Walker is a member of Financial Executives International, the CFA Institute, the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA), the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE), and the National Business Valuation Group, LLC. He is a financial consultant, who has devoted particular attention to the valuation of small businesses and closely-held corporations. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Business Appraiser (CBA).

Dr. Walker’s financial consulting activities include:

Business Valuation Economic Damages

Shareholder disputes ~ dissenter’s rights; Personal Injury ~ loss of future earnings

will dispute capacity

Proposed Financing / Sale

Estate Planning

Marital Dissolution

Course Assignments

Fin 334 (Syllabus)

Fin 338 (Syllabus)

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