Frank Mastrapasqua, Ph.D. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
EDUCATION
Ph.D., New York University
M.B.A., New York UniversityPrint Frank's Bio (PDF)
B.S., Fairfield University
Frank began his
career in academia serving as chairman and professor of economics
and finance for the University of Houston and as adjunct professor
for New York University’s Graduate School of Business. He quickly
moved to Wall Street spending most of his career as the chief economist
and portfolio investment strategist for leading New York investment
companies including L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin and Smith Barney,
Harris, Upham. As a trained economist, Frank has a profound understanding
of capital markets, as well as the influences of the US and world
economy.
In 1986, Frank
was recruited by Nashville-based J.C. Bradford
& Co. to serve as Partner, Director of Research & Chief
Investment Strategist. And later, in 1993, Frank founded Mastrapasqua
Asset Management, a leading money management and independent research
firm.
Frank received a B.S. in Mathematics from Fairfield University; a M.B.A. and a Ph.D. from New York University’s Graduate School of Business.
EXPERIENCE
Partner, Director of Research & Chief Investment Strategist J.C. Bradford & Co., Nashville, TN
Senior Vice
President, Chief Economist & Director
of Fixed Income Research Smith Barney, Harris, Upham, New York, NY
Chief Economist & Portfolio Strategist L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin, New York, NY
Chief Economist Faulkner, Dawkins and Sullivan, New York, NY
Chief Economist American General Capital Management, Houston, TX
Chairman & Professor of Finance University of Houston, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor of Economics and Finance New York University Graduate School of Business, New York,
NY
ACHIEVEMENTS
Board of Directors Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, Nashville, TN
Board of Trustees Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN
Former
Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance Massey Graduate School of Business , Nashville, TN
Former Director Trans Financial, Inc., Bowling Green, KY
Former President Middle Tennessee Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Nashville, TN