Nasser Arshadi

Nasser Arshadi, Ph.D., is a professor of finance at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, where he teaches and writes on banking, financial markets, venture capital and private equity. Previously he served as the chief research officer for the university leading efforts in securing grants and contracts for research, infrastructure, technology transfer and economic development activities. In this role, his accomplishments included the creation of platforms, facilities and practices to expand cutting-edge research; commercialization of discoveries; implementation of multi-stakeholder economic development projects; development and management of research centers; collaborations with industry and government agencies. Currently, he serves as a senior editor for Technology and Innovation, the journal of the National Academy of Inventors and is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals. He is the founder of ITE, a technology startup incubator and a board member of the Center for Emerging Technologies – a life sciences startup incubator.