Ivan Brick

Professor Ivan E. Brick joined Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick in 1978. He served as Chair of the Finance and Economics department from 1996 until 2023. Professor Brick is the Executive Director of the Whitcomb Center for Research in Financial Services.

Professor Brick has published numerous papers in academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Quantitative Analysis, International Economic Review, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Financial Management.  His research interests include corporate finance, optimal security design and corporate governance.  Currently, he is an associate editor for the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.  Previously, he has served as an Associate Editor of Financial Management and Multinational Finance Journal. 

Professor Brick has received several teaching awards at the Rutgers Business School.  He received the “Outstanding Educator Award” by the 1995 Executive MBA Class.  Professor Brick was awarded the “Farrokh Langdana Excellence in Teaching Award” by the 2011 MBA Class.  In 2012, the Newark Undergraduate Program awarded him the Dean’s Advisory Council Award for the “Most Knowledgeable Finance Professor,” “The Most Caring Finance Professor,” as well as “The Most Motivational Finance Professor.” For his outstanding service, Professor Brick was awarded the RBS Dean’s Service Award in 2013 and 2016.

Some of his publications can be found at the Social Science Electronic Publishing website.