Biography

Gjergji Cici comes to the Mason School of Business with a rich research and academic background. He earned both his B.S. in Business Administration and his Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. After receiving his doctorate, he became Associate Director of Research for Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) at the Wharton School of Business, where he designed a number of major research initiatives on mutual funds.

At Mason, Professor Cici's focus is on teaching Career Acceleration Modules (CAM) which provide students with intensive exposure to complex business issues in their field of study. He is currently working on integrating some of the new analytical tools that he and his previous colleagues developed at WRDS in the classroom.

Professor Cici's dissertation explored the trading behavior of mutual fund managers; his current research interests include portfolio performance evaluation, institutional investors, agency issues in the mutual fund industry, and behavioral finance. His research has been published in Review of Financial Studies and has been featured in the Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Bloomberg, Pensions & Investments, Financial Advisor, Absolute Return Magazine, and Investopedia.

Areas of Interest/Expertise

• Portfolio performance evaluation
• Institutional investors
• Agency issues in the mutual fund industry
• Behavioral finance

Research Papers