Fadel Lawandy, CAIA is a financial expert with 30 years of experience in Investment Banking, Portfolio Management, corporate finance, and real estate and holds a B.S./B.A. in Finance and International Business from Chapman University, and an MBA from Norwich University.

He is currently a professor at Chapman University and the Director of two centers: the Janes Financial Center and the C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance. Mr. Lawandy joined the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University after retiring as an Executive Managing Director of HW Financial Group and Co-Founder/President of HW Capital Partners.

Mr. Lawandy is also a frequent contributor to various publications, including the OCBJ, OC Register, and LA Times and enjoys volunteering with nonprofit organizations to help his community to be a better place to live and work.