CONRAD S. CICCOTELLO, PhD, JD Associate Professor Director, Personal Financial Planning Program (404) 413-7462 cciccotello@gsu.edu

Conrad S. Ciccotello is an Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.  Dr. Ciccotello is also the Director of Graduate Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Programs, including the MS-PFP, the MBA with a PFP major, and the Masters PFP Certificate.  Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of these programs, Dr. Ciccotello has earned both the JD and Ph.D.  A graduate of Suffolk Law School and a member of both the Pennsylvania and Supreme Court Bars, Dr. Ciccotello earned his Ph.D. in Finance in 1993 from the Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Ciccotello’s primary research interests are in law and finance, with emphasis on financial intermediation, organization, and contracting.  His 40 publications include articles in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Financial Intermediation, American Business Law Journal, Journal of Corporation Law, Journal of Corporate Finance, Review of Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and Financial Analysts Journal.  Dr. Ciccotello’s research on the financial planning profession has been cited in the Federal Register and his paper on market timing of mutual funds has been entered into the Congressional Record as Senate Banking Committee testimony.

Dr. Ciccotello’s currently serves as a Fellow in the TIAA-CREF Institute.  From 2001-2007, he was Editor of Financial Services Review, an academic journal dedicated to individual financial management issues.  Well known locally for appearances on WXIA (Channel 11) business news, Dr. Ciccotello has also provided expert testimony to the Retirement Committee of the Georgia Senate.  He has commented on National Public Radio and been quoted in newspapers and financial publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, CNNMoney, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Consumer Reports, Christian Science Monitor, Smart Money, Financial Planning, Mutual Funds, and Investment Advisor. 

Consistently ranked among the top instructors by students in the Robinson College, Dr. Ciccotello received a faculty teaching award in 2006.  As Director of PFP Programs since 1999, Dr. Ciccotello has built close relationships with a number of leaders in the personal financial planning and wealth management industries.  That interface has helped PFP program graduates to obtain placements in top financial planning firms.  

SELECT RECENT PUBLICATIONS

V. Atanasov, B. Black, C. S. Ciccotello, and S. Gyoshev (2009). How Does Law Affect Finance? An Examination of Equity Tunneling in Bulgaria. Forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Economics.  

Ciccotello, C. S., J. T. Greene, and L. Walsh (2007). Supermarket Distribution and Brand Recognition of Open-End Mutual Funds.  Financial Services Review 16, 309-326.   

Atanasov, V.,  C. S. Ciccotello, and S. Gyoshev (2006). Learning from the General Principles of Company Law for Transition Economies:  The Case of Bulgaria.  Journal of Corporation Law  31, 1003-1033.

Greene, J. and C. S. Ciccotello (2006). Mutual Fund Dilution from Market Timing Trades.  Journal of Investment Management 4, 31-54.