Richard Mendenhall

Rick Mendenhall is in his third term as chair of the Finance Department. He has studied the impact on stock prices of events such as earnings announcements, company 10-Q and 10-K filings, securities analysts’ forecasts, and S&P 500 Index composition changes. His studies have been discussed in many media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week, Forbes, CNN Headline News, and National Public Radio. Mendenhall graduated from United States Naval Academy and served as an officer in the Navy for five years. During that time he graduated from the Naval Nuclear Power School and served aboard a nuclear submarine. He later earned M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Finance from Indiana University. He serves as a member of the university’s 403(b) Investment Committee and London Global Gateway Faculty Advisory Committee.