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Benjamin Bystrom is an Instructor of Finance at the Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii. He serves as Director of the UH Asian Field Study Program and Faculty Advisor for the Financial Management Association and CFA Research Challenge.
- MBA, The Wharton School (Finance Major), 1991
- MA, University of Pennsylvania (East Asian Studies and Japanese Language), 1991
- BA, University of Hawaii (Quantitative Methods and Business Economics), 1983
Bystrom's expertise spans international finance, corporate finance, risk management, and entrepreneurial finance. His teaching focuses on international monetary systems, bank financial management, and entrepreneurial finance, informed by extensive industry experience in global financial markets, asset-backed financings, and corporate restructuring.
He has received multiple honors including the Dennis Ching Award for Teaching Excellence (2011, 2015, 2021) and has been recognized seventeen times as Professor of the Semester. His professional background includes executive roles at Morgan Stanley Tokyo, Merrill Lynch Tokyo, Moody's Investors Service, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, where he specialized in debt financings, cash flow modeling, and cross-border corporate transactions.
- Teaching Excellence: Dennis Ching Award (2011, 2015, 2021)
- Recognition: Seventeen-time Professor of the Semester
Bystrom's industry experience includes leading teams in Japanese bank restructuring, asset-backed debt financings, and international banking across three decades. He currently teaches courses in global financial markets, venture finance, and field study in Asia.
