Dr. Tim Trombley

Associate Professor

Finance, Insurance and Law

Office

SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 434

Office Phone

(309) 438-8777office
phone

tetromb@ilstu.eduemail

Website

www.timtrombley.comwebsite

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Tim Trombley has a PhD from Purdue University. Before getting his PhD, he worked as a financial analyst for a large commercial real estate firm. He also spent time in the amusement park and electricity industries. He previously worked as a professor at San Diego State University. He is married with five young kids who, unfortunately for them, look exactly like him.

Professor Trombley has published in top academic journals such as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Organization Science, and Journal of Corporate Finance.

Teaching Interests & Areas

Corporate Finance, Venture Capital, Financial History

Research Interests & Areas

Corporate Finance, Venture Capital, Corporate Governance, Politics in Finance, Economic History

PhD Finance

Purdue University

MBA

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

BS Mechanical Engineering

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Outstanding Researcher Award for the College of Business

2024

Encyclopedia

Trombley, T. Fundraising in Venture Capital. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity (2023)

Journal Article

Trombley, T. The Customer-Consultant Method of Case Studies. Journal of Instructional Techniques in Finance (2024)

Trombley, T., Jones, J., & Trombley, M. Impact of cultural tightness on vaccination rate. Risk Management and Insurance Review 25.3 (2022): 367-389.

Trombley, T., Brincks, S., Haddad, K., & Lotfaliei, B. Capital Budgeting Around the World: A Comprehensive Review. Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting 58 (2020)

Trombley, T., & Lahr, H. Early indicators of fundraising by venture capital firms. Journal Of Corporate Finance 65 (2020)

Trombley, T., Yavuz, M., Ozmel, U., & Gulati, R. The Effect of Interfirm Ties on Performance in Financial Markets. Organization Science (2020)

Written Case with Instructional Material

Trombley, T., Lotfaliei, B., & Patel, S. Should Marathon Petroleum Split Up?. Ivey Publishing (2020)

Presentations

Banking on Influence: The Impact of Regulatory Pressure on PPP Lending. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. (2024)

How Managerial Capital Gains Taxes Increase Deception: Evidence from Stock Price Crash Risk. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. (2024)

How Managerial Capital Gains Taxes Increase Deception: Evidence from Stock Price Crash Risk. Southwestern Finance Association. (2024)

How Managerial Capital Gains Taxes Increase Deception: Evidence from Stock Price Crash Risk. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. (2023)

Impact of Cultural Tightness on Vaccination Rates. CNR-ISMed. (2023)

The Cross-Border Buyout Next Door. Financial Management & Accounting Research Conference (FMARC. (2023)

Transmission of Information from Private to Public Markets. 34th Mitsui Finance Symposium. University of Michigan. (2023)

Value in Waiting to Vaccinate. American Economic Association. (2023)

Transmission of Information from Private to Public Markets. Chicago Booth Entrepreneurship Workshop. (2022)

Transmission of Information from Private to Public Markets. Craig Holden Memorial Conference. (2022)