Stephen McKeon

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Degree History:

PhD, Purdue University, 2011
MS, Purdue University, 2009
BS, University of Oregon, 2000

Research/Teaching Awards:

Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, 2017
Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2016
James E. Reinmuth MBA Teaching Excellence Award, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Business Advisory Council Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2012 and 2015
Financial Research Association Michael J. Barclay Award, 2012
Best Paper, Early Career Researcher - Capital Markets CRC, 2012
Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching - Purdue University, 2009

Bio:

Professor McKeon earned a PhD in finance (2011) and an MS in economics (2009) at Purdue University, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration (2000) from the the University of Oregon. His professional experience includes a venture capital backed startup in Silicon Valley and six years as the chief financial officer of a high production winery in Napa Valley. He co-founded Skyward, a commercial drone software company, which was acquired by Verizon in 2017. Areas of research include cryptoassets, security issuance, and M&A. His work has been published in top academic journals and cited in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, NY Times (Dealbook), Forbes, MarketWatch, Smart Money, and Fox Business News. He joined the Lundquist College of Business faculty in 2011 and teaches in the PhD, MBA and undergraduate programs.

Employee Option Exercise and Equity Issuance Motives
Intermediation in Private Equity: The Role of Placement Agents (with Matt Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon)
Operating Losses and Cash Holdings (with Dave Denis)

Journal Articles

McKeon, Steve, Matthew D. Cain, and Steven Davidoff Solomon. "Do Takeover Laws Matter? Evidence from Five Decades of Hostile Takeovers." Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2517513
July 2016
McKeon, Steve, and Matthew D. Cain. "CEO Personal Risk-Taking and Corporate Policies." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 51, no. 1: 139-164. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1785413
February 2016
McKeon, Steve, and David J. Denis. "Debt Financing and Financial Flexibility: Evidence from Pro-active Leverage Increases." Review of Financial Studies, 25, no. 6: 1897-1929. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhs005
June 2012

Other

McKeon, Steve, John J. McConnell, and Wei Xu. "Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure." In Corporate Governance: A Synthesis of Theory, Research, and Practice, edited by H. Kent Baker, and Ronald Anderson, 303-321. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
October 2010

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