Rob Sweeney

Rob Sweeney
  • Lecturer

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    2300 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Teaching

Current Courses (Spring 2026)

  • FNCE7830 - Strategic Equity Finance

    This course discusses actual situations where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues. This half-semester course combines lectures and cases, and will go through actual situation where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues such as investor activism, governance and regulatory and valuation impact.

    FNCE7830002 ( Syllabus )

All Courses

  • FNCE7830 - Strategic Equity Finance

    This course discusses actual situations where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues. This half-semester course combines lectures and cases, and will go through actual situation where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues such as investor activism, governance and regulatory and valuation impact.

Knowledge at Wharton

Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler’s New Take on the Classic ‘Winner’s Curse’

Behavioral economists Richard Thaler and Alex Imas visited Wharton to talk about their new book, an update to Thaler's 1991 classic 'The Winner’s Curse.'Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 1/20/2026
Why AI Disclosure Matters at Every Level

Hiding AI use can erode trust in the workplace and beyond, writes Wharton’s Cornelia Walther.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 1/20/2026
Who Gets Replaced by AI and Why?

New research from Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim reveals how AI can impact employee motivation when implemented in the wrong part of a team’s workflow.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 1/20/2026