Mehmet F. Dicle

Mehmet F. Dicle is an Associate Professor of Finance at Loyola University New Orleans' College of Business and holds the Stanford H. Rosenthal Professorship in Risk, Insurance, and Entrepreneurship. He has taught at Loyola since 2007, focusing on risk analysis, behavioral finance, and derivative markets.

• Ph.D., University of New Orleans (2008)
• M.S., University of New Orleans (2006)
• M.B.A., Yeditepe University (2003)
• B.B.A., University of Massachusetts (1995)
• A.S., Johnson and Wales University (1993)

Dr. Dicle specializes in understanding how investor behavior changes across risk levels, with a focus on applying research findings to real-world investment practices. His work spans market efficiency, behavioral finance, and derivative market dynamics.

He pioneered the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) course (2017-2021), where students managed $1 million in real funds, consistently outperforming the S&P-500 with lower risk. The program generated $278,000 in scholarships, including $55,000 during the 2020 market collapse. He also teaches experiential finance courses to the general public.

• Holder of the Stanford H. Rosenthal Professorship in Risk, Insurance, and Entrepreneurship