Dr Ramin Cooper Maysami
- Former Dean/Professor, School of Business
- Economics, Finance and Decision Sciences, UNCP
Dr. Ramin Cooper Maysami is currently the Dean and Professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Business at Jackson State University. He previously served as the Dean of the School of Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2011-2014) and as the Chair of Economics, Finance, and Decision Sciences department for six years prior to his appointment as Dean. He was the Founding Director of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies at UNCP. Dr. Maysami joined UNC Pembroke in 2003 following a 9-year stay in Singapore where he conducted research in financial services and regulation and served as a consultant to several financial institutions and government agencies, in addition to teaching in the country's premier school of business, Nanyang Business School.
Dr. Maysami is an avid researcher and writer. His areas of research include regulation of financial institutions, interest-free banking and finance, entrepreneurship, and recently, online teaching and learning. His publications appear in academically refereed journals as well as professional/practitioners journals. Dr. Maysami received his Ph.D. from Iowa State University and his CPF license from the Financial Planning Association of Singapore.