Leah Hartman, J.D., MBA

Leah Hartman
Assistant Dean for Student, Community and Corporate Engagement
Distinguished Lecturer, Finance Program

Accounting, Finance & Marketing Department
Pompea College of Business
About Leah

Leah Hartman is the Finance Program Coordinator within the Accounting, Finance and Marketing department and serves as a full-time Instructor for Finance and Economics. Leah joined the University in 2017 and since that time has been an active member of the Universitys recruiting team.

Leah graduated with honors from Indiana University with a B.S. and majors in Finance and Economics. She earned a J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Prof. Hartman has more than 30 years of practical hands-on financial experience.

She began her career working in investment banking at Drexel Burnham Lambert and SBCI Swiss Bank Corp., followed by 20 years of sell-side securities research at CRT Capital Group, now a part of Cowen Group, Inc.

At CRT, she specialized in consumer products and biotechnology debt and equity securities and held supervisory responsibilities and other senior roles within the firm. She later joined SKY Harbor Capital Management, a high yield investment manager, as its director of research. Most recently, she has served as the head of research at The Delaware Bay Management Company, a distressed debt investment fund.

Prof. Hartman is actively engaged in not-for-profit volunteer work, serving both as a director of national not-for-profit boards and also on the investment committee of several of other not-for-profit organizations.

In the Media

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the economy and impact of inflation throughout the U.S.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about supply chain issues, inflation, and the price of gas.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, comments on what oil prices might look like at this time next year, as inflation hits a 40-year high.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the Federal Reserve's announcement on the interest rate three-quarters of a point and the impact on consumers.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, comments on how the three largest oil field services companies will have some short-term volatility due to Russian suppliers limiting its oil and gas distribution.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, advises on the pros and cons of debt consolidation loans.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, discusses the latest inflation report and what drives the CPI.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the Consumer Price Index reaching 9.1 percent over the last year and offers tips for managing consumer budgets.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, discusses inflation factors such as supply chain issues, high energy costs, interest rate hikes, and the war in Ukraine may lead to fluctuations in the economy.

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Leah Hartman, chair of finance, accounting, and marketing, comments on how the pandemic shut down factories in China, while supply chain issues, high gas prices, and the war in Ukraine have only added to the factors impacting inflation.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, discusses protecting your financial assets in a volatile market.

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Leah Hartman, senior lecturer and chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about how the economy will have an impact on families celebrating together for the first time in two years.

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Leah Hartman, senior lecturer and chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in an effort get inflation under control.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, says the gas tax savings will help those who use more than 10 or 12 gallons a week, such as Uber, Lyft, and grocery delivery drivers.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and department chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the price of crude increasing and why it may take a long time to see prices go back down.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, says that European countries have not stopped importing Russian oil.

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Leah Hartman, chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the price of gas and where it may be in the next few weeks.

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Leah Hartman, department chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, says that every $10 crude goes up costs, consumers pay 20 cents more at the pump.

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Leah Hartman, department chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about some of the reasons gas prices continue to rise across the country.

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Leah Hartman, department chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the price of fuel and heating oil going up if the U.S. embargoes trade with Russia.

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Leah Hartman, department chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, says the lower supply of gas combined with the high demand is causing prices to soar for consumers.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, talks about the 1,000 point drop in the Dow and offers some advice to weather the current market volatility.

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Leah Hartman, department chair of accounting, finance, and marketing, says that with interest rates going up, consumers would be wise to pay off credit card debt as soon as possible.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and coordinator of Finance, talks about the rise of inflation, the impact on consumers across the country, and when there could be some relief.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and coordinator of Finance, talks about what is driving inflation and when it could stop.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer, and coordinator of the B.S. and M.S. Finance programs, comments on the highest levels of inflation on goods and services the country has seen in 40 years.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer, and coordinator of the B.S. and M.S. programs in Finance, talks about the origins of the January Effect and what it means.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and coordinator of B.S. and M.S. Finance, comments on getting out of credit card or loan debt and focusing on long-term savings.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and coordinator of finance; and David Sacco, a practitioner in residence of finance, as well as Negin Eskandari 22 MBA, Sharath Raj Rudresh 23 M.S., and Lu (Penny) Pang 23 MBA, graduate candidates in the Pompea College of Business, talk about the benefits of participating in STEM-designated programs.

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Leah Hartman, a distinguished lecture and coordinator of B.S. and M.S. Finance, says inflation is happening due to the expanding economy.

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Leah Hartman, a senior lecturer and coordinator of finance, talks about inflation, its impact on the holiday season, and when it could come to an end. (20:47)

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and coordinator of finance, says that rising costs on goods and services impacts lower-income families the most.

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Leah Hartman, distinguished lecturer and coordinator of finance, comments that GE will be structuring its debt to in an effort to improve its bond rating.

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Leah Hartman, a distinguished lecturer, and finance coordinator, discusses the holiday food demand but too few goods for consumers at the grocery store.

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Leah Hartman, a distinguished lecturer of finance, talks about those impacted the most by inflation.