Faculty Experts
Seidman Faculty Experts
First Name
Martin
Last Name
Axelrod
Email
axelrodm@gvsu.edu
Title
Affiliate Faculty of Practice
Office
3033 SCB
Phone
616-331-7601
Department
Finance
Expertise
- Business Law
- Ethics
- Business Development
- Wealth Management
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Biography
Martin is an Affiliate Faculty of Practice in the Finance Department. In finance, he worked for a global investment bank, cofounded a financial literacy dotcom, and led a wealth management team for high-net-worth clients. Additionally, he worked in business development, quality engineering, and management consulting. He also owned and operated a restaurant and boat marina. After 25 years of business experience, he went back to law school and worked at Michigans then largest law firm before serving as General Counsel of a local healthcare company. He offers part-time legal services to businesses on a subscription basis which is challenging the mis-aligned incentives inherent in the prevalent hourly fee arrangements of other attorneys.
Education
- LLM, Corporate Finance & Law, Cooley Law School
- JD, Business Transactions, Litigation, Cooley Law School
- MBA, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- BA, Mathematics, Northwestern University
Teaching Areas
- Ethics
- Managerial Finance
- Investments
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Small Business Management
Service
- CFA Society West Michigan, Board of Directors, Past President
- Michigan Bar Association, Business Section
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Business, Real Estate Sections
- Seidman IPO Faculty Advisor
- Seidman Student Success Committee