Pamela Moulton is an Associate Professor of Finance at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration. Her teaching and research interests include financial markets and market microstructure, with a special interest in the role of investors. Her current research focuses on the impact of high-frequency trading on stock performance, the role of designated and voluntary market makers in stock liquidity, and detecting fraud in financial statements. Professor Moulton’s research has been published in several of the leading finance and accounting journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Prior to her academic career, Professor Moulton worked in fixed-income research for more than a dozen years at various Wall Street investment banks, including Deutsche Bank, where she was a managing director and global co-head of relative value research. From 2003 to 2006, she was a managing director and senior economist at the New York Stock Exchange, where she focused on equity market microstructure research. A chartered financial analyst (CFA), Professor Moulton earned her B.S. in economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. in finance and MPhil from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She was previously on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Fordham University.
Course Overview
This program focuses on how to use the tools of finance to evaluate capital investment ideas and sell them to hotels owners and brands. We begin by identifying capital investment opportunities in your property. We then assess the attractiveness of capital investment projects using both simple and sophisticated financial approaches. Finally, we demonstrate ways to use financial analysis to appeal to owners, brands, and other stakeholders.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Session 1:
- Uncovering the Value in Capital Investments
- Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 10am - 1pm (ET)
Session 2:
- Using Financial Acumen to Sell Your Investment Ideas
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025: 10am - 1pm (ET)
Session 3:
- Optimizing Recurring Investments
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025: 10am - 1pm (ET)
Session 4:
- Putting It All Together and Selling Ideas to Stakeholders
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025: 10am - 1pm (ET)
Key Course Takeaways
- Identify capital investment opportunities in your property: slack, underutilization, and projects to increase revenues or reduce costs
- Assess the attractiveness of capital investment projects using simple and sophisticated financial tools
- Stress-test capital investment analyses
- Optimize recurring investment decisions
- Develop the tools and practice pitching investment ideas using key financial data
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Associate Professor of Finance, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
Who Should Enroll
- General managers overseeing full-service hotels
- Senior hospitality professionals such as managing directors, assistant general managers, executive assistant managers, and operations directors
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