Burdin Hickok is an adjunct instructor within the Division of Business Programs where he teaches courses in corporate finance, the financial markets and macroeconomics. He has held professional financial markets positions with top tier New York investment banks including Lehman Brothers, Swiss Bank and Bankers Trust; and was the chief economist for an emerging minority owned investment bank. Mr. Hickok served for three years in Iraq as an economic advisor to the U.S. Department of State and the Government of Iraq. While serving in Iraq he received the State Department’s Superior Honor Award and the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award. Mr. Hickok continues as a guest contributor on CNBC and World Finance Magazine where he discusses the crisis in the Middle East and impacts on global markets.