Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast

Slow Scholarship but Super Fast Start Ups with Brandon Mendez

Episode Summary

Dr. Brandon Mendez left the Navy where he was a naval flight officer to pursue a finance degree. He teaches Financial Statement Analysis but his research follows his interests including art and football. In this episode, he talks about how his curiosity had him chaperoning a lock-in on quantum computing.

Episode Notes

Season 2 Episode 13

Slow Scholarship but Super Fast Start-Ups

• Host
  • Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management
• Guest
  • Brandon Mendez, Clinical Assistant Professor, Finance

Brandon Mendez is a clinical assistant professor of finance at the Darla Moore School of Business. He teaches courses in corporate finance and investments. His professional experience includes time in financial services, internal auditing, controllership, and management consulting. He has previously served in the U.S. Navy as a naval flight officer (P3s see picture).

Brandon earned his Ph.D in finance from Florida State University. His research interests are in corporate and labor finance. He has a particular interest in the art market and its function. Brandon teaches courses in corporate finance and investments.

Some topics include:

• Brandon’s journey through his PhD study, completion, and placement at USC
• Art valuation as one of Brandon’s papers
• Kansas City, the NFL, and favorable calls as one of Brandon’s papers
• SC Quantum and what is quantum computing
• Proving Ground winner Qatalyst Health and how they’re progressing

To learn more about Qatalyst Health click here

To learn more about SC Quantum click here

To learn more about the Faber Center for Entrepreneurship click here.

Learn more about the Darla Moore School here