John Nofsinger - Dean, Professor, and William H. Seward Endowed Chair of International Finance at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He earned his BS degree in electrical engineering from Washington State University, his MBA degree from Chapman University, and his PhD degree in finance from Washington State University. Dr. Nofsinger has written over 70 articles in the areas of investments, corporate finance, and behavioral finance. These papers have appeared in the scholarly journals Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, among others. Dr. Nofsinger has also authored (or coauthored) fourteen trade books, scholarly books, and textbooks that have been translated into eleven different languages. The most prominent of these books is the industry book The Psychology of Investing. Dr. Nofsinger is a leading expert in behavioral finance and is a frequent speaker on this topic at industry conferences, universities, and academic conferences. He is frequently quoted or appears in the financial media, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, Bloomberg Business Week, Smart Money, The Washington Post, and CNBC, and other media from The Dolans to The Street.com.