Faculty

James R. Haltiner

James Haltiner

Professor
Economics & Finance

(757) 221-2904
Tyler 118B
James.Haltiner@mason.wm.edu

DBA, University of Virginia, teaches core financial management classes in the Executive and Evening MBA programs and investments/portfolio electives, and provides oversight of the MBA student managed equity portfolio, “The Batten Fund.” In 2004, he was named the Frank Batten Professor for Distinguished MBA Teaching. He is a former Director of the MBA Program and has consulted with or served as an expert witness for a number of public and private organizations about financial valuation, financing, investors' opportunity cost of capital, and in matters of utility rate regulation. He is currently a member of Riverside Health Care System’s Asset Management Committee and a former member of the state of Virginia's pension fund Investment Advisory Committee.

Areas of Interest / Expertise

  • Portfolio Management for Institutions
  • Equity Security Valuation Analysis
  • Asset Allocation Models
  • Risk Adjusted Performance Measurement
  • Corporate Resource Allocation
  • Cost of Capital
  • Capital Budgeting Analysis/Process