Art Baker

Art Baker is a Clinical Associate Professor of Finance at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, teaching courses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and entrepreneurship through acquisition. With over 15 years of professional finance experience, he has served as Chief Strategy Officer at Smart Start (a private equity portfolio company), Manager of Strategic Initiatives at AAA, Manager of Corporate Development at General Motors, and Vice President of Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets.

His research interests span corporate finance, investment strategies, valuation methods, and venture capital markets. He previously taught at Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business and the Investment Banking Institute.

Dr. Baker holds a PhD in Economics from Moscow State University, an MBA from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and a BS in Business from Oklahoma City University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.