Ph.D Economics 1996¸ Auburn UniversityMBA 1982¸ Berry CollegeBS Business Administration 1980¸ Shorter College
Dr. A. Frank Adams, III, joined the Michael J. Coles College of Business in 2000 as a member of the graduate faculty teaching economics and finance in Kennesaw State University’s Executive MBA Programs. On July 1, 2004, he joined the faculty in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship and was appointed as the first holder of the Aronoff Professorship in Family Business in the Cox Family Enterprise Center at the Coles College. Additionally, Dr. Adams is the Director of Research for the Cox Family Enterprise Center, overseeing the Center’s newest research program in family business finance.
With wide-ranging business experience, particularly working in his family business for 10 years, including several years as CFO, Frank’s consulting activity focuses on valuation issues, succession planning, and corporate governance in privately held companies. For three years he has been an affiliate member of LECG, LLC (Salt Lake City office), an international consulting firm, and has been involved in various damages cases, including business damages, where he has utilized his financial and statistical skills as an expert witness.
Widely published, Professor Adams’ research efforts have focused on the economics of regulation, valuation and family business finance. Refereed publication venues include the Review of Industrial Organization, Contemporary Economic Policy, Journal of Labor Research, Atlantic Economic Journal, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Forensic Economics and Family Business Review.
Frank has received numerous recognition and awards for his teaching and research. In 2002 he was recognized by the Coles College of Business for his research and received the Outstanding Scholar Award. An instructor for the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) since 2001, Frank has taught economics and statistics in their Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA) program and has been recognized, in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 as an Instructor of Exceptional and/or Great Distinction. In addition, he served on NACVA’s Executive Advisory Board from 2004 to 2005 and presently serves on their Valuation Education & Credentialing Board.