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George Kester

George KesterMartel Professor of Finance

Telephone: (540) 458-8613
Fax: (540) 458-8639
Office: Huntley Hall, Room 302A

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Education

  • D.B.A., University of Virginia (Darden School)
  • M.B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • B.B.A., Wake Forest University

Teaching and Research

  • Applied Corporate Finance
  • Financial Education

VITAE

Professor Kester joined W&L’s faculty in July 2000. He teaches Managerial Finance, Cases in Corporate Finance, and Commercial Bank Lending.

Prior to coming to W&L, he held the William H. Dunkak Chair in Finance at Bucknell University. A recipient of teaching awards, he has also taught at the University of Virginia and held visiting professorships at the National University of Singapore, the University of Malaya, the University of Ljubljana, the University of Melbourne, and the University of the South Pacific in the Fiji Islands.

His previous positions in business include president of Financial Analysis Systems, Inc., marketing representative with The Service Bureau Company, and various positions in management accounting, credit analysis, and commercial lending with First Union National Bank.

Professor Kester is an active seminar leader. He is a member of the faculty of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association School of Commercial Lending and annually leads executive seminars sponsored by the Singapore Institute of Management and the University of Ljubljana Centre for Management Development and Training in Slovenia. He has also led management development programs for the Jakarta Stock Exchange, Bank of Austria, Monash South Africa, Singapore Airlines, and other organizations.

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