J. Russell Peterson

J. Russell Peterson

Howard Horne ’47 Endowed Clinical Professorship in Commercial Real Estate; Director, Master of Real Estate Program; Director, Undergraduate Programs in Real Estate; Director, BBA Program in Finance, Adam C. Sinn ’00 Department of Finance
Contact Areas of Expertise Investments

Biography

Dr. Peterson holds the Howard Horne ’47 Endowed Clinical Professorship in Commercial Real Estate at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University and currently serves as Director of the Master of Real Estate Program, Director of Undergraduate Programs in Real Estate, and Director of the BBA Program in Finance.  
Prior to joining the Mays Business School, Dr. Peterson served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland Business School in New Zealand,  as an Assistant Professor of Construction Science at Texas A&M, and as Associate Director of the Masters of Real Estate Program at the University of Texas at Arlington. 

Courses Taught:
FINC 670 Graduate Real Property Analysis
FINC 671 Graduate Opportunities in Real Estate Finance
FINC 210 Opportunities in Finance
FINC 371 Real Estate Decision Making
FINC 475 Real Estate Investment Analysis

Education

  • PhD, Texas A&M University, 2002
  • Master of Real Estate, Texas A&M University, 2000
  • BA, Economics, University of Texas, 1991

Research Interests

Real Estate Finance

Investments and Development