EIA Founder & Director

Luis is Professor of Finance and the Finance PhD Program Coordinator at Florida Atlantic University. He is also the Managing Editor of the Financial Analysts Journal, having worked as co-editor or interim managing editor since 2012. He has additionally served as Research Director of the CFA Institute Research Foundation since 2018.

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Prior to joining FAU, he was a Director of Examination Development at CFA Institute from 2007-2009. His responsibilities at CFA Institute included organizing and managing all processes necessary to develop the CFA Level II and Level III item set examinations. Prior to working at CFA Institute, he was an Associate Professor of Finance at Creighton University.

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Luis is an active researcher who has published over forty articles in practitioner and academic journals, such as the Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Finance, Accounting Review, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Review of Asset Pricing Studies. He is a co-author of the book “Invest with the Fed.”  

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Luis has been actively engaged with CFA Institute as a consultant since 2009. He is currently a member of the Board of the CFA Society of South Florida, having previously served from 2009-2014.