Dr. Kenneth Bigel is a professor of finance and chair of the business department at the Lander College for Men. He has worked for Bankers Trust Company, Ford Motor Company and Prudential Securities, and has provided expert testimony in some highly visible cases, including the Enron scandal.

Dr. Kenneth Bigel holds an MBA and a PhD from New York University, where he taught MBA students for ten years before joining the Lander College faculty. He won two Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence at NYU. He has conducted extensive research in the field of financial ethics and has served for many years as a consultant to major Wall Street brokerage firms. He is the author of two textbooks, Introduction to Financial Analysis and Corporate Finance.

Areas of Expertise

Financial ethics and ethical psychology

Education

• BA, Philosophy and Mathematics, Brooklyn College
• MBA New York University
• PhD, New York University
• CFP, College for Financial Planning

Honors and Awards

• 2001 - Certified Financial Planner Board Annual Article Awards Competition 
• 1999 - New York University, Stern School of Business: Elected into “Club 6” for excellence in teaching
• 1999 - John W. Withers Memorial Award, New York University
• 1999 - Paul S. Lomax Doctoral Degree Award, New York University
• 1997 - Award for Outstanding Service, New York University
• 1994 - Herbert A. Tonne Scholarship in Business Education

Research

• Financial Texts
• Political Economy
• Moral Development of Financial Planners
• Financial Markets

Publications

• Bigel, K. S. (2023). Corporate Finance. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/opentextbooks/5
• Bigel, K. S. (2022). Introduction to Financial Analysis. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/opentextbooks/2

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Board of Arbitrators - Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA)
• Various Scholarly Journals Editorial Boards

Teaching Responsibilities

• Principles of Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Principles
• Security Analysis
• Personal Financial Planning

Languages

• English (fluent)
• Hebrew (fluent)
• Spanish (Conversational)
• Japanese (some)

Hobbies

• Reading Jewish History and Philosophy
• Playing Guitar
• Traveling