Vijay Singal
Head, Department of Finance, J. Gray Ferguson Professor of Finance, The Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Education and Certification
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1992
M.B.A., Indian Institute of Management, 1977
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 1975
Teaching
Dr. Singal's primary teaching area is International Finance. A winner of the College Certificate of Teaching Excellence and the University Certificate of Teaching Excellence, he has taught at the doctoral, graduate and undergraduate levels. Prior to Virginia Tech, he has been a visiting faculty member at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Singal was the Program Leader for the first-ever residential summer study abroad program of the school. He has led 2 summer study abroad programs to Freiburg, Germany.
Research
Dr. Singal's past and current research covers three major areas: irregularities related to market efficiency, international finance, and resolving finance-related issues using data from one industry, but from financial and product markets. In addition to his research, he has a book titled "Beyond the Random Walk: A Guide to Market Anomalies and Low Risk Strategies" that is being published by Oxford University Press. His research has been published in various top quality journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Business, Journal of Finance, and the Journal of Financial Economics. His research has been featured on television, national public radio and in newspapers such as the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Investor's Business Daily.
Business Experience
Dr. Singal worked for ten years as the Joint Director of Finance for Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) in India prior to joining academia. Some of his responsibilities included negotiating foreign currency syndicated loans, managing foreign exchange risk, and negotiating contracts with shipyards in Norway, Singapore, France and Japan.
Service-Related Contributions
Dr. Singal is currently the Department Head at Virginia Tech. Dr. Singal has served on the College MBA Advisory Committee and the University's Commission on Research in addition to numerous departmental committees.
Professional Achievements
Dr. Singal is a member of the American Finance Association, Financial Management Association and the Society for Financial Studies. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research. He is a member of the Editorial Board on the Financial Management Association's Survey and Synthesis Series. He has been an ad hoc referee for various journals such as Journal of Finance, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Business, Journal of Political Economy, and the American Economic Review.
