Dr. Shane Goodwin is the Executive Director of the SMU Corporate Governance Initiative, a collaborative effort between the Cox School of Business and Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. He also serves as a Professor of Practice in Finance at the SMU Cox School of Business and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the SMU Dedman School of Law, where he teaches courses in M&A, corporate governance, leadership, and corporate law.
With over 30 years of experience in M&A, investment banking, private equity, and board leadership as a practitioner, educator, and expert witness, Dr. Goodwin combines practitioner experience with academic rigor. Previously, Dr. Goodwin held senior academic appointments as a Senior Fellow and Director at Columbia University’s Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. He has nearly 25 years of experience in the financial sector with firms such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo Securities.
Dr. Goodwin serves as an expert witness in complex litigation involving corporate finance, M&A, capital markets, securities law, and corporate governance issues. He serves as a Board Leadership Fellow and is a Certified Director, as designated by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
