I’m an Assistant Professor of Finance at Lehigh University. My research examines the interplay between technology and firms, and builds on my expertise using NLP, LLMs, and coding to build new datasets that can answer timely questions. 

I’m interested in how

• Technology transforms financial services and fintech, with a focus on artificial intelligence (LLMs) in lending and algorithmic bias
• Innovation markets allow firms to develop, acquire, and commercialize new technologies
• Some forces accelerate up the diffusion of ideas
• Certain firm innovations (kinds of patents) speed up the growth of startups, increase the likelihood of a successful IPO, and attract venture capital funding
• Firm governance improves operational performance 

In the classroom, I created and teach a course on Data Science for Finance, along with its textbook. I also teach the FinTech capstone. 

Lehigh email: deb219

Mail: Donald Bowen c/o Julie Bright, Rauch Business Center, 621 Taylor Street, RBC 471, Bethlehem, PA 18015

AKA: Don