Born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, my name is Dr. Sheryl-Ann K. Stephen, a Professor of Finance in the Lacy School of Business at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA). 

I very proudly hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Economics from Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in Nova Scotia, Canada; an MBA, also from SMU; and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington (USA). 

I have been at Butler since 2008, and my primary teaching areas are Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, and International Finance. My main areas of research are Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Education, and International Finance. 

My research has been published in the Research in International Business and Finance, Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies,  Journal of Applied Business and Economics, the Journal of Accounting and Finance, and the Journal of Financial Education, among others. 

When I’m not teaching, doing research, or consulting, you can find me travelling the world. I have visited 70 countries so far, on the way to 100! Follow my journey here!