Hedge Fund Activism: Special Guest Nicole Boyson

The Black Swans Podcast

While Dr. Nicole Boyson didn’t come from a family of academics, she found an interest in studying investments and corporate finance, which led her to become a professor of finance at Northeastern University. On this episode, hear Dr. Boyson discuss “hedge fund activism” - a relevant academic interest on which she has extensive knowledge - and what it means to teach students about an industry undergoing several paradigm shifts at once, from cryptocurrency to retail trading.

Professor Boyson’s research and teaching interests fall in the area of investments and corporate finance, with a focus on regulatory arbitrage, hedge fund management, and hedge fund activism. Prior to joining the D’Amore-McKim faculty in 2004, Professor Boyson was an Assistant Professor at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue, Professor Boyson was a manager for Ernst & Young, the VP of Investments for Pension Consulting Services, an analyst for Third Federal Savings and Loan, and a senior accounting at KPMG Peat Marwick. A Certified Public Accountant, Professor Boyson has served on: the Editorial Board of the Financial Analysts Journal, the board of the Midwest Finance Association, and has been a member of numerous program committees of professional organizations. She acts as an ad-hoc referee for journals including The Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.