Andrew K. Ault
Area of Research: Finance, Management & Strategy
Andrew K. Ault is a PhD Candidate at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. His research interests are in three interdisciplinary areas: empirical corporate finance of distributed ledger (blockchain) assets, pharmacoeconomics and on the economics of innovation and group role assignment in autonomous vehicles. Andrew also works in consulting, and for the public sector in funding allocation and performance management for Ontario Health. He has presented at a leading Canadian conference in FinTech, FinTeQC, and presented at several poster competitions; his pharmacoeconomics research, ranking first in the CIHR category in 2022.
Courses Taught:
Lakehead University, Orillia Campus
• BUSI 3317: Microeconomics
• BUSI 3371: Strategic Management Theory
• BUSI 3356: Business in Global Environments
Confederation College, Thunder Bay Campus
• LH104: Health Finance
• HR517: Management Accounting
Research Interests:
• Corporate Governance of Distributed Autonomous Organizations
• Prediction and Valuation of Innovation in Crypto Assets
• Cost-Effectiveness of New Drugs & Diagnostic Techniques
Forthcoming Research:
• Cost Effectiveness of Selumetinib for Neurofibromas I Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas Patients Aged 3 to 18 (https://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/jspui/bitstream/2453/4964/1/AultA2022rp-1a.pdf)
• Effect of Corporate Governance on Innovation Activity in Initial Coin Offering
• Impact of Value-Added Forest Products on Regional Economic Growth in Northwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Yuriy Zabolotnyuk and Mohamed Al Guindy