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Biography
Harry Mohr Starn, Jr. is a听Teaching Professor at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder and serves as the Director of the Personal Financial Planner Program.
Starn received his Bachelor degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his MS in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder. He was a Senior Lecturer at California Lutheran University from 2009-2017 and served as the Associate Director and then Director of their Financial Planning Program. He also served as Cal Lutheran鈥檚 Director of Distance Learning from 2013-2016.
He holds industry certifications as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP庐) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He served on the CFP Board鈥檚 Council on Education from 2012-2015, co-authored the 11th Edition of 鈥淧racticing Financial Planning for Professionals鈥� and authored a self-help book for incoming freshman and transfer students entitled 鈥淗ow to succeed at a Private College or University.鈥�
Teaching
Starn has created and taught a variety of courses within the finance and financial planning disciplines, including: Introduction to Financial Planning, Risk Management and Insurance, Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning, Financial Principles and Policies, Investment and Portfolio Management, Capstone in Financial Planning, Behavioral Finance, Social Psychology of Leading Clients, Psychological-Cultural Dynamics of Communication and Persuasion and Applied Research in Financial Planning. He received California Lutheran鈥檚 School of Management Advisory Council鈥檚 Award for 鈥淒emonstrated Excellence and Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Teaching鈥� in 2016 and the United States Distance Learning Association鈥檚 鈥淏est Practices Bronze Award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching鈥� in 2010.
Honors
- California Lutheran鈥檚 School of Management Advisory Council鈥檚 Award for 鈥淒emonstrated Excellence and Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Teaching鈥� (2016)
- United States Distance Learning Association鈥檚 鈥淏est Practices Bronze Award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching鈥� (2010)
- Elected to the CFP Board of Standard鈥檚 Council on Education (elected as Chair 2015; Council Member 2012, 2013 and 2014)
- 2021 Joseph L. Frascona Teaching Excellence Award
Professional Certifications
- CFP庐 Certification, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
- CFA Charter, CFA Institute
Education
- M.S., Finance, University of Colorado Boulder
- B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point