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Thomas Bates is a Professor of Finance and Dean’s Council Scholar at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (ASU), where he also serves as Director of Executive MBA Programs. Previously, he held roles including Department Chair of Finance (2010–2020) at ASU, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, and Assistant Professor at University of Delaware and University of Western Ontario. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Guilford College (1991) and a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Pittsburgh (2000).
His research focuses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, liquidity management, and automation’s impact on financial policies. He has published in top journals like Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics. His work analyzes corporate cash holdings trends, bid resistance strategies, and legal firm roles in IPOs.
Bates is an Associate Editor at Journal of Corporate Finance and actively contributes to litigation support, advising on corporate valuations and governance. He has served as an expert witness in high-profile cases like Berge vs. Berge Annuity Trust (2023) and Roy vs. Roy (2020). His teaching spans undergraduate to executive education, with global reach in countries like China and Mexico. He received the Scrivner Teaching Award (2008) for classroom excellence.
Professional roles include advising the Arizona State University Foundation’s Investment Committee and the Financial Executives International (FEI) Arizona chapter. His research and consulting emphasize linking academic insights to practical corporate finance challenges.
