Edward Bayone

Biography

"Professor Bayone worked for 23 years at BankBoston and its successor firm, FleetBoston Financial, in various senior capacities including Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, responsible for overseeing U.S. and international lending. Ed serves on the board of Brightwood Capital Advisors which manages several funds that provide credit, particularly senior debt, to small and medium sized businesses. Ed also serves as Independent Investment Professional for offshore funds managed by Churchill Asset Management, a majority-owned affiliate of Nuveen/TIAA. From 2014-17, Ed served on the board, chaired the Audit Committee and sat on the Governance Committee of IAP Worldwide Services, a leading provider of global-scale logistics, facilities management, and advanced professional and technical services. From 2010-13, Ed served on the Board of Directors of SuperMedia Inc., one of the largest yellow pages directory publishers in the US, until its merger with Dex One to form Dex Media. He chaired the board's Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and served on the Audit Committee. From 2006-09, he served on the Board, chaired the Risk Committee, and sat on the Audit Committee of Churchill Financial, a commercial middle market finance and asset management company. He then served as Advisor to the CEO and Board until the company was sold in May 2010 to Olympus Partners. For 11 years beginning in 2002, Ed served on the Budget & Administration Committee of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, and on its Board of Directors from 2009-12. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe. Ed received his BA in history from Queens College and masters degrees from the University of Rochester and Columbia University. At IBS, the graduate students have voted him ""Teacher of the Year"" four times. Ed serves as chair of the undergraduate Business Program; in the past, he also served as head of the graduate school's Real Estate Specialization."

Research Interest

credit risk, leveraged finance, real estate