Hamza Abdurezak

Professor Hamza Abdurezak’s professional background blends academics, financial services industry and government experiences. In his academics career, he has taught graduate level corporate finance, investment management, financial management and financial reporting courses at Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Extension & Summer Schools, the Fletcher School, Tufts University, Hult International Business School and University of Monterrey in Mexico. At his current faculty appointment here at Brandeis International Business School Prof. Abdurezak teaches students in graduate programs in MSF, MBA, MA, MSBA and BA/MA degree programs. Courses taught include Investments, Corporate Finance, Corporate Financial Engineering, Advanced Corporate Finance Theory and Practice, Corporate Financial Modeling, Portfolio Financial Modeling and Mergers and Acquisitions. Dr. Abdurezak also advises graduate students in industry filed projects in finance and consulting. In financial services industry, he consulted in portfolio and risk management for institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments, foundations and hedge funds. He also served as an economist in the Ethiopian government prior to joining Harvard. Dr. Abdurezak received a PhD from Tufts University, a master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA degree from Addis Ababa University all with a focus in finance and economics. He has also earned Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation from Global Association of Risk Professional (GARP). His major research project include an empirical investigation of hedge fund risk and return with an emphasis on the dynamics of alpha-beta decomposition and risk profiling and working on a book project on corporate financial modeling and valuation. He enjoys sport tournaments and he is loyal fan of Boston Celtics and New England Patriots.