Alum Goodner and Professor Rasiel Co-teach Equity Analysis Class

31 March 2014 1:31PM

Duke alumnus Blake Goodner (’96) believes he’s gained much from his Duke experience. As a cofounder of the investment company Bridger Capital, he also has gained financial expertise, including hedge-fund analysis. A class designed to “provide current Duke students with a real-world Wall Street experience” would be “a powerful and enduring way to give back,” he says.

After making his intention known, he connected with associate professor of economics Emma Rasiel, and they fashioned the equity analysis class, which they co-teach. Goodner joins the class from New York by videoconference every second week. 

“It makes for a broader student experience,” says Rasiel of the co-teaching format. “The students hear and are reminded that there isn’t a right answer all the time. There’s more than one way.”

Learn more about The Goodner Equity Research Project.