Dima Leshchinskii, Ph.D.

Professor, Finance

dleshchinskii@menlo.edu 650.543.3873

Florence Moore 313

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Education

Ph.D., INSEAD (Institut Europeen d’Administration des Affaires) (France) , 2000
M.B.A., University of Utah, 1995
B.S., Tomsk State University (Russia)

dleshchinskii@menlo.edu 650.543.3873

Florence Moore 313

Biography

After receiving his degree in applied mathematics, Dr. Leshchinskii worked at various academic research institutions, starting with physics and later using similar concepts in finance. After receiving his doctorate, he taught at various business schools in Europe and U.S. In addition to teaching, he spent several years as a professional consultant, applying his valuation expertise to court litigation cases and investment portfolio planning.

Dr. Leshchinskii is interested in entrepreneurial finance, including VC and financial innovation, and behavioral finance.

Courses Taught

Principles of Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance
Financial Modeling
Entrepreneurial Finance
Behavioral Finance and Economics
Financial Derivatives

Recent Publications

“Banking-as-a-Service? American and European G-SIBs Evidence” with Mouwafac Sidaoui, Faten Ben Bouheni, Brian Zaremba, and Mousa Albashrawi, the Journal of Risk Finance, 25(5), 2024, pp 840-869, DOI: JRF-10-2023-0263
“Factors Associated with Student Performance in Finance Electives: An Empirical Study at a US Private College” with Mostafa M. Maksy, Journal of Applied Business and Economics 21(7), 2019, pp. 53-72
“Has higher institutional participation led to lower insider ownership and superior post-merger performance in India” with Pradip Banerjee and Soumen De, International Journal of Business 24(2), 2019, pp. 151-181
“Earnings Management and the Reconstitution of the Russell Indexes” with Jang-Hyun Cho and Janis Zaima, Journal of Accounting and Finance 17(4), 2017, pp. 10-31
“VC Valuation, Partial Adjustment, and Underpricing: Behavioral Bias or Information Production?” with Jan Jindra. The Financial Review 50, 2015, pp. 173–219

Recent Research Projects

Recent innovations in financing startups – lessons learned
Violating the Salary Cap: Exploring Performance Gains in the National Basketball Association” with Sean Pradhan
Environmental and Gender Diversity Initiatives and Corporate Performance with Manish Tewari and Faten Ben Bouheni
Risk-Adjusted Performance of ESG Portfolios in the S&P 500: The Poor Functionality of ESG Scores with Sam Baker

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