Dr. Stephen Ferris is chair of the Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law Department in the Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas. Ferris earned his PhD in finance, with a minor in macroeconomics and quantitative methods, and his MBA in finance from the University of Pittsburgh. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and French from Duquesne University. Ferris is also a retired Commander, US Navy, with a specialty in logistics. During his military career he earned an MSS in strategic studies from the US Army War College, a diploma with distinction from the US Naval War College, and a diploma from the US Army Command and General Staff College. His last assignment was on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon.