Todd Griffith

Director & Advisor, MFE Graduate Program, & Associate Professor

Department(s):
  • Economics and Finance
  • Master of Financial Economics

Todd Griffith

Education

PhD, Finance, University of Mississippi, 2017
MS, Financial Economics, Utah State University, 2012
BS, Economics, Utah State University, 2011

Awards

Undergraduate Mentor of the Year - 2026
Outstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year - 2023
Teacher of the Year - 2022
Faculty Researcher of the Year - 2021

Biography

Dr. Todd Griffith is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance with honors from the University of Mississippi in June 2017. Dr. Griffith also graduated with honors from Utah State University, receiving an MS in Financial Economics in 2012 and a BS in Economics in 2011.
 
With practical experience across multiple sectors of finance – including sales (Security Networks), retail banking (Wells Fargo), insurance (Farmers Insurance), and investment banking (Royal Bank of Scotland) – Dr. Griffith teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in investment and financial economics.
 
Since 2020, Dr. Griffith has served as the Graduate Director of the Financial Economics Program, during which time he has helped grow enrollment to nearly 20 students per incoming class. The program boasts a 100% placement rate, with graduates securing positions at prestigious financial institutions such as BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Moody’s, and Zions Bank.
 
Dr. Griffith also directs the Financial Planning and Advising Programs, where he has recruited industry professionals to teach and provide students with an elite education that prepares them for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam. The undergraduate club associated with these programs further connects students with financial professionals nationwide.
 
His research focuses on empirical market microstructure, asset pricing, and banking. He has published in leading academic journals, including the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Business Research, and the Journal of Financial Markets. To date, he has authored 34 peer-reviewed publications.

Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Books

Magazine/Trade Publications

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

FIN 6600 - Advanced Financial Economics, Fall 2025
FIN 6400 - Foundations of Financial Economics, Fall 2025
FIN 3300 - Investments, Fall 2025
MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation, Spring 2025
MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation, Spring 2025
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Spring 2025
BUS 1700 - Huntsman Global Vision Lab, Spring 2025
FIN 6600 - Advanced Financial Economics, Fall 2024
FIN 6400 - Foundations of Financial Economics, Fall 2024
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Fall 2024
MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation, Spring 2024
MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation, Spring 2024
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Spring 2024
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Spring 2024
FIN 6600 - Advanced Financial Economics, Fall 2023
FIN 6400 - Foundations of Financial Economics, Fall 2023
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Fall 2023
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Fall 2023
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2023
MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation, Spring 2023
MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation, Spring 2023
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Spring 2023
FIN 6600 - Advanced Financial Economics, Fall 2022
FIN 6400 - Foundations of Financial Economics, Fall 2022
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Fall 2022
FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II, Fall 2022
FIN 4460 - Investments, Spring 2022
FIN 6400 - Foundations of Finance, Fall 2021
FIN 4460 - Investments, Fall 2021
FIN 5060, 6060 - Personal Financial Planning and Advising, Fall 2021
MSLE 6640 - Selected Topics in Business Administration, Summer 2021
ECN 6600 - Advanced Financial Economics, Spring 2021
FIN 4460 - Investments, Spring 2021
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Fall 2020
FIN 4460 - Investments, Fall 2020
PFP 5060, 6060 - Personal Financial Planning and Advising, Fall 2020
PFP 6060, 5060 - Personal Financial Planning and Advising, Fall 2020
MSLE 6640 - Selected Topics in Business Administration, Summer 2020
FIN 5100 - Financial Markets and Trading, Spring 2020
FIN 4460 - Investments, Spring 2020
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Fall 2019
FIN 4460 - Investments, Fall 2019
MSLE 6640 - Selected Topics in Business Administration, Fall 2019
MSLE 6640 - Selected Topics in Business Administration, Summer 2019
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Spring 2019
FIN 5100 - Financial Markets and Trading, Spring 2019
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Fall 2018
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Fall 2018
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Spring 2018
FIN 5100 - Financial Markets and Trading, Spring 2018
FIN 3400 - Corporate Finance, Fall 2017