Dr. Richard Lord has taught a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses at Montclair State. His research activities focus mainly on corporate finance issues. He is a member of leading academic organizations, such as the American Finance Association, Southern Finance Association, Eastern Finance Association, and Southwestern Finance Association. He has presented his research at many national and international conferences and has published widely, in such journals asFinancial Management, the Financial Review, the Journal of Applied Finance, and the Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics. Dr. Lord serves on the editorial board of the journal Financial Decisions and is USA Regional Coordinator for the Society for Global Business and Economic Development. He served on the organizing committee for the 2010 meeting of the Northeast Business and Economics Association (NBEA).

Dr. Lord has been heavily involved in curricular development in the Feliciano School of Business, emphasizing “real life” educational experiences and stressing practical problem-solving and the use of technology in crafting solutions. He is a proponent of internships and of cross disciplinary exposure and believes that professionalism and strong communications skills are critical elements of business success.

Dr. Lord possesses an MBA and a PhD in Finance from the University of Georgia and a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

 corporate finance issues

Corporate Debt Policy
Executive Compensation
Capital Budgeting Decision Making