Full-Time Faculty, School of Business
Biography
Michael Kinnen is an expert in finance with over 20 years' managerial and executive experience in valuation and management consulting; he has 10 years' experience teaching at the university level. Prior to embarking on a career in teaching, Michael served corporate clients as an authority on valuation issues in engagements related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate valuation, capital budgeting, solvency, and restructuring. In his various academic appointments, Michael teaches MBA and undergraduate courses in the areas of corporate finance, advanced valuation techniques, real options analysis, investment management, financial statement analysis, and the use of accounting for managerial decision-making. He has also held teaching appointments at La Sierra University, Keller Graduate School of Management, and International American University.
Currently Michael is completing a doctoral degree in accounting in the Doctor of Business Administration program at George Fox University. He holds an MBA from University of California, Irvine, and studied English and accounting at La Sierra University. His research interests include: identity development of partners at elite professional services firms, leadership development practices in accounting firms, valuation of family and closely held businesses, financing entrepreneurial ventures, valuation of control and liquidity in family firms, employee engagement and its effects on financial professionals, succession planning and its impact on wealth creation, and the role of family offices in managing entrepreneurial wealth.
Michael, also an expert in leadership development, is actively involved in instructional design, learning program development, and performing leadership assessments for Fortune 50 companies. His firm, MindStorm Group, provides strategic advisory services to corporate boards. An experienced executive, Michael was chief operating officer at a $50 million investment fund. At PacifiCare of California, he oversaw $400 million in budgeting. His investment banking experience includes working with over 100 corporate boards on business strategy and corporate valuation.
Education
- Master of Business Administration, University of California, Irvine
- B.A. – English, Loma Linda University, Riverside
Courses
- Corporate Finance
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Investment Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Personal Finance
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Modeling & Business Forecasting
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Leadership & Organizational Behavior
- Leadership & Influence
- Corporate Strategy