Harley E. Ryan
Associate Professor
Department of Finance
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Room: 1226, RCB Building
Phone: 404-413-7337
E-Mail: cryan@gsu.edu
Personal Web Page: http://www2.gsu.edu/~fncher/

EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Georgia State University
MBA, Georgia State University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
SPECIALIZATIONS:
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Contracting and Compensation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Investment Banking
Dr. Chip Ryan's research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance, incentive compensation and contracting, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and insurance. He has published research articles in journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Business, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, the Journal of Corporate Finance, and the Journal of Risk and Insurance. He has presented his research findings at numerous meetings and symposia including the American Finance Association, the Western Finance Association, the Financial Management Association, the National Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Office of the Chief Economist at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PUBLICATIONS:
  • Mooradian, Robert and Ryan, Harley “Out-of-Court Restructurings and the Resolution of Financial Distress: Section 3(a)(9) vs. Investment Bank Managed Exchange Offers,” Journal of Business, 78 (2005), 1593-1624.
  • Ryan, Harley and Wiggins, Roy, “Who is in Whose Pocket? Director Compensation, Board Independence, and Barriers to Effective Monitoring,” Journal of Financial Economics, 73 (2004), 497-525.
  • Kale, Jayant, Kini, Omesh, and Ryan, Harley, “Financial Advisors and Shareholder Wealth Gains in Corporate Takeovers,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 38 (2003), 475-501.
  • Ryan, Harley and Wiggins, Roy, “The Interactions Between R&D Investment Decisions and Compensation Policy,” Financial Management, 31 (2002), 5-29.
  • Ryan, Harley and Wiggins, Roy, “The Influence of Firm- and Manager-Specific Characteristics on The Structure of Executive Compensation,” Journal of Corporate Finance, 7 (2001), 101-123.