Manhattanville adds finance master’s degree

August

The Manhattanville College School of Graduate & Professional Studies has established a Master of Science in Finance degree program, scheduled to begin on September 6, 2008.

Open Houses for prospective students will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, August 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the college. Attendees will hear Program Director William H. May outline the new program and its requirements.

The 36-credit program is designed for individuals seeking to enhance their skills in the field of finance. Classes will meet on six weekends (Saturday and Sunday) in the fall (September to December), spring (January to April) and summer (May to July) trimesters.

â€œBy launching this new, comprehensive, program Manhattanville College is meeting the needs of busy professionals in this volatile economy,â€ said Richard Berman, President of Manhattanville College.

For more information, contact Jodi Burack at 914-798-7132.

Program Director and Associate Professor of Finance, William H. May, has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as Senior Director in Fitch Ratingsâ€™ credit market research group, where he focused on the leveraged finance market. Prior to this, he served as a Senior Research Officer and Head of Quantitative Research at UBS Wealth Management. In addition, he has extensive expertise in fixed-income analysis, strategy development and valuation work.
Mr. May earned a BS in applied mathematics and economics from SUNY Stony Brook; an MBA from Fordham University; and an MS in financial engineering from Polytechnic Institute (currently part of New York University). He is currently completing a PhD in economics at Fordham University and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Omicron Delta Epsilon. An active community volunteer, Mr. May sits on the board of MercyFirst, a leading not-for-profit human service agency serving more than 4,000 children, teenagers and families each year in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. He is also a member of the Sponsor Council of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 12:43 pm by Diana Costello.
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