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College of Business

Dr. Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury

Assistant Professor of Finance
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Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 423
Office Phone
(309) 438-8777office
phone
Email
mchowd3@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

MBA 411.001 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.002 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.003 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.004 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.005 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.006 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

FIL 240.002 Business Finance

FIL 240.003 Business Finance

FIL 190.002 Finance Fundamentals and Career Choices

MBA 411.001 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.002 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.003 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

MBA 411.004 Fundamentals of Strategic Decision Making

Teaching Interests & Areas

Corporate Finance

Research Interests & Areas

Corporate Finance, Corporate Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Board of Directors

PhD Business Administration, Finance

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

MS Finance

University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida

MBA Finance

North South University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

University Research Grant

College of Business
2024

Outstanding Dissertation Award

The University of Texas at El Paso
2022

Grants and Contracts

Summer Research Development Grant
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury.
Department of Finance, Insurance and Law. 2024 - 2024

Journal Article

Do Busy Bees Still Make Honey? Examining the Impact of Non-CEO Executives’ Outside Roles on Firm Performance
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury, Alex Holcomb, Feixue Xie.
The Financial Review, 61 (1), 229-260, (2026), https://doi.org/10.1111/fire.70017
The impact of subordinate executives’ comparative confidence and competence on corporate risk-taking
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury, Abdullah Al Masum, Feixue Xie.
Journal of Financial Research, 42, (2025), 10.1111/jfir.70004
Women in C-suite: Does Top Management Team gender diversity matter? Evidence from firm investment efficiency
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury, Md Asif Ul Alam, Devos Erik, Md Kamrul Hasan Chy.
International Review of Financial Analysis, 96, 103571, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103571
Powerful CEOs and investment efficiency
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury, Feixue Xie, Md Mahmudul Hasan.
Global Finance Journal, 58, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2023.100886

Presentations

CEO Outside Directorship Experience and Investment Efficiency
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury, Erik Devos, Min-Yu Liao.
Financial Management Association(FMA), Dallas, Texas, October 18, 2024
Non-CEO Executives and the Effects of Serving on Outside Boards
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury.
Financial Management Association (FMA), Chicago, IL, October 13, 2023
The impact of subordinate executives’ confidence and ability on corporate risk-taking
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury, Feixue Xie.
Eastern Finance Association (EFA), Asheville, North Carolina, March 29, 2023
Powerful CEOs and Investment Efficiency
Raihan Chowdhury.
FMA Asia Pacific Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 13, 2022
The impact of subordinate executives’ confidence and ability on corporate risk-taking
Raihan Chowdhury.
New Zealand Finance Meeting, New Zealand, December 8, 2022