Jan Mahrt-Smith
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
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2015-2019
Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2023-present
Academic Director, Global EMBA Program (joint with Bocconi SDA), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2006-2011
Founding Academic Co-Director, Master of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2007-Present
Associate Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2002-2007
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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1998-2002
Assistant Professor of Finance, London Business School, UK
Selected Publications - Papers
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Corporate Governance and the Value of Cash
with Amy Dittmar (Michigan)
Journal of Financial Economics
Issue:83(3)
2007
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Should Banks Own Equity Stakes in their Borrowers?
Journal of Banking and Finance
Issue:30(10)
2006
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The Interaction of Capital Structure and Ownership Dispersion
Journal of Business
Issue:78(3)
2005
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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
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2004
MBA Award for "Best 24/7 Service" (1st and 2nd Year), Rotman School of Management
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2005
Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Management
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2003 & 2007
MBA Professor of the Year (1st Year), Rotman School of Management
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2015, 2016
Most Engaged Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Academic / Professional Service
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2004 - 2007, 2021-2023
Executive Committee, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2013-2017
Graduate Education Council, SGS, University of Toronto
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2015-2023
University Governing Council, University of Toronto