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Jan Mahrt-Smith

Associate Professor of Finance
Cross-Appointed to the School for the Environment

Degrees:

PhD in Financial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
BSc in Business Administration, Boston University, 1991

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Bio

Jan Mahrt-Smith is an Associate Professor of Finance and cross-appointed to the School for the Environment. He teaches MBA, Commerce, and Executive Education courses in Corporate Finance and Sustainable Finance. He has won several of the highest teaching awards from the MBA students and the Dean. Jan has consulted with Citibank, Scotia, Corus Entertainment and others. He has published in the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, among others. Jan holds a PhD from M.I.T. (1998) and was on the faculty of the London Business School from 1998-2002.

Academic Positions

  • 2015-2019

    Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  • 2023-present

    Academic Director, Global EMBA Program (joint with Bocconi SDA), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  • 2006-2011

    Founding Academic Co-Director, Master of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  • 2007-Present

    Associate Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  • 2002-2007

    Assistant Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  • 1998-2002

    Assistant Professor of Finance, London Business School, UK

Selected Publications - Papers

  • Corporate Governance and the Value of Cash

    with Amy Dittmar (Michigan)

    Journal of Financial Economics

    Issue:83(3)

    2007

  • Should Banks Own Equity Stakes in their Borrowers?

    Journal of Banking and Finance

    Issue:30(10)

    2006

  • The Interaction of Capital Structure and Ownership Dispersion

    Journal of Business

    Issue:78(3)

    2005

  • International Corporate Governance and Corporate Cash Holdings

    with Amy Dittmar (Michigan) and Henri Servaes (London Business School)

    Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

    Issue:38(1)

    2003

Research and Teaching Interests

Sustainable Finance, Corporate Finance

Honors and Awards

  • 2004

    MBA Award for "Best 24/7 Service" (1st and 2nd Year), Rotman School of Management

  • 2005

    Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Management

  • 2003 & 2007

    MBA Professor of the Year (1st Year), Rotman School of Management

  • 2015, 2016

    Most Engaged Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Academic / Professional Service

  • 2004 - 2007, 2021-2023

    Executive Committee, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

  • 2013-2017

    Graduate Education Council, SGS, University of Toronto

  • 2015-2023

    University Governing Council, University of Toronto