Education

2012 University of South Florida, B.S. Finance and International Business
2015 The University of Tampa, M.S. Finance
2015 The University of Tampa, MBA

Courses Taught

Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Financial Management

Career Specialties

OBrien’s interests include fintech, financial markets and institutions, corporate finance, behavioral finance, and investments.

Professional and Community Activities

His current research is focused on raising capital, econometrics, and on developing educational case studies in finance and has been published in the Journal of Economics and Finance Education.

Publications:

Margetis, S., & OBrien, K. (2022). Affordit Raises Private Equity: The Choice Between Venture Capitalists or Business Angels. The Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 21(1), 34-54.
https://economics-finance.org/jefe/issues/JEFE-Vol-21-Num-1-Summer-2022.pdf