William F. Maxwell is a professor of Finance. He holds the Rauscher Chair of Financial Investments at the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, and he has held professorships at the University of Arizona, Texas Tech, and Georgetown. Author of numerous articles for academic journals, Maxwell has been recognized for his outstanding teaching with numerous awards and was named as one of Poets and Quants’ 2017 Top 40 Undergraduate Business School Professors. Dr. Maxwell's research has focused on corporate finance and corporate bond microstructure. His work has been noted in numerous outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, USA Today, Smart Money, & Bloomberg News.