Howard Finch holds the Sara J. Krawczak Chair in Financial Management at Samford University's Brock School of Business. He began his service to Samford in 2011.

From 1991-2000 he served as professor of finance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and from 2000-2011 he served as Alico Chair of Financial Management and Planning at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Teaching and Research

Finch teaches undergraduate courses in real estate and investments, and the MBA managerial finance course. His scholarship focuses on applied finance topics and real estate valuation and finance. His work has appeared in numerous academic and applied journals, including the Journal of Housing Research, the Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, Real Estate Finance, the Appraisal Journal, the Journal of Economics and Finance Education, the Christian Business Academy Review, and the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business. 

Degrees and Certifications

BBA, University of North Georgia, Economics and Finance
MBA, Mercer University
MA, PhD, The University of Alabama, Finance