Business Outlook Panel

Dr. Ryan Brewer, Associate Professor of Finance

Dr. Ryan M. Brewer is an associate professor of finance at Indiana University – Columbus where he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Corporate Finance, Investments and Derivatives since 2009. Brewer holds Ph.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Indiana University Bloomington. 

Prior to professional school, Brewer worked for five years as a Risk Manager for a Fortune 50 Corporation in Michigan and Indiana. Brewer’s work on valuation, economic damages, economic impact, and forecasting has been published 22 times in peer-reviewed academic journals and his work on valuation has been highlighted in the Wall Street Journal on twelve occasions. Brewer’s work has also been showcased in the Chicago Tribune, Chronicles of Higher Education, on CNN, MSN, MSNBC, ESPN, Sporting News, and in a host of regional business periodicals across the United States.

Sun Yoon, Economic Research Analyst

Sun joined the Indiana Business Research Center in 2018 as an economic research analyst. Her primary role at the IBRC is to evaluate training programs outcomes and investigate education outcomes. She also contributes in the development and implementation of the tranche method of occupation assignment from the Workforce Data Quality Initiative grant.
Before joining the IBRC, Sun worked at Navigant Economics specializing in data analysis involving antitrust and intellectual property litigations. She also co-authored a paper with Justin Arnold (M.D.) from the George Washington University to perform a cross-sectional study of pediatric dermatology hospitalizations.

Sun holds a Master of Science in Economics from Georgetown University. She received a B.S.B.A. in Finance with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Richmond.

Ellie Mafi-Kreft, Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy

Upon coming to the US from her home country of France, Mafi-Kreft received her B.S. (1999), M.A. (2002) and Ph.D. (2003) from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. She has been teaching at the Kelley School of Business since 2006 and she researches monetary institutions and the relationship among business and government.

Steven Mohler, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business

Steve Mohler is a visiting assistant professor of business at IUPUC. Mohler holds MBAs in Finance, Marketing, and Accounting and is currently working toward completion of his DBA. Mohler’s research focus is small to medium enterprises and the correlation of social media marketing with sales growth. Mohler leads micro and macro economics, introduction to business and management, marketing, and strategy courses for IUPUC.

Prior to transitioning into the academic environment, Mohler held marketing and finance positions with small to medium firms in Indiana and Fortune 500 companies in Indiana and Ohio. Mohler is a native of Columbus where he resides with his wife.