Sulaiman Albader

Faculty Profile

Education

  • Ph.D, Finance, Urbana-Champaign’s Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
  • MBA, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, University of California
  • B.S. Accounting, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University

About

Dr. Albader started his career in the investment management industry working for Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) for 6 years collectively before pursuing his academic route. Dr Albader earned his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and his PhD in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Expertise and Research Interests

Dividend policy and executive compensation

Alhashel, Bader S. & Albader, Sulaiman H., 2020. “How do sovereign wealth funds pay their portfolio companies’ executives? Evidence from Kuwait,” International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 303-322

Assistant Professor at KU since 2020

  • 2020: Excellence-in-Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants, University of Illinois
  • 2019: Paul M. Van Arsdell Sr. Award in Finance

FIN220: Principles of Financial Management
FIN340: Financial Modeling
FIN445: Alternative Investments

“How do sovereign wealth funds pay their portfolio companies’ executives? Evidence from Kuwait”, Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris, France (2017)