Louis Gattis

Louis Gattis is a Clinical Professor of Finance at the Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University (2001), an MA in Economics from George Mason University (1997), an MBA in Finance from George Washington University (1990), and a BS in Finance from Penn State (1988). His expertise spans Risk Management, Mortgage Finance, and Corporate Finance.

Before academia, Gattis spent 15 years in corporate finance and investment management. He worked at IBM Federal Systems (1988–1994) in contract financial management and product pricing, followed by Freddie Mac (1994–2002) as Director of Market Risk Oversight, overseeing financial risk evaluation and corporate planning. He also taught as an adjunct professor at George Mason University (1997–2002) and as a teaching professor at the University of Maryland prior to joining Smeal in 2004.

His teaching focuses on Investment Management, Equity Valuation, and Financial Modeling at the MBA level. No specific grants, labs, or teams are mentioned in the provided text.