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Julia Gardner Plotts

  • Peter J. Fluor Family Chair in Teaching Excellence
  • Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics

Julia Plotts is a Professor of Clinical Finance & Business Economics at the USC Marshall School of Business. She has been teaching corporate finance and financial analysis and valuation at USC since 2002. She has received the Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence thirteen times and the Evan C. Thompson Teaching & Learning Innovation Award for Teaching (2011) and Mentoring (2012) and the Dean’s Award for Community (2010). She previously served as the Academic Director of the Master of Science in Finance program at USC Marshall School of Business. The program is ranked in the top 5 MSF programs in the country.

Prior to joining the faculty at USC, Plotts worked within the investment-banking group of Banc of America Securities LLC, where she was involved in the execution of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and capital raising via private/public offerings of equity and debt. She has consulted on shareholder value creation initiatives for a variety of firms. She also worked as a lobbyist in the Financial Institutions Group of Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and was a member of the legislative staff of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities & Government Sponsored Enterprises during the 104th Congress in Washington, D.C.

Julia Gardner Plotts
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Areas of Expertise

Acquisitions
Acquisitions and Takeovers
Financial Statement Analysis
Valuation
Value Creation
Venture Capital

Programs

Master of Business for Veterans (MBV)

Departments

Finance + Business Economics

INSIGHT + ANALYSIS

The latest interviews, quotes, citations, and research in the media.

NEWS + EVENTS

RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS

COURSES

Fall 2025
  • FBE-421
    Financial Analysis and Valuation
    Develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context.
Spring 2025
  • BUAD-102
    Global Leadership Seminar
    Colloquium of researchers and industry leaders discussing international business and the challenges faced by leaders in a global environment, with a specific focus on China. Graded CR/NC. Open by invitation only to freshmen business and accounting majors. International travel may require additional fees.
  • FBE-421
    Financial Analysis and Valuation
    Develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context.
Fall 2024
  • BUAD-101
    Freshman Leadership Seminar
    Colloquium of leading researchers, authors, and administrators in the Marshall School of Business and other schools at USC. Industry leaders will also be invited to talk about leadership challenges. Graded CR/NC. Open by invitation only to freshman business and accounting majors.
  • FBE-421
    Financial Analysis and Valuation
    Develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context.
  • GSBA-566
    Evaluating Business Performance
    Thematic introduction to finance, statistical and decision analysis, marketing, financial accounting and reporting, competitive market analysis, external communication, and financial and organization measures of effectiveness.
Spring 2024
  • BUAD-102
    Global Leadership Seminar
    Colloquium of researchers and industry leaders discussing international business and the challenges faced by leaders in a global environment, with a specific focus on China. Graded CR/NC. Open by invitation only to freshmen business and accounting majors. International travel may require additional fees.
  • FBE-421
    Financial Analysis and Valuation
    Develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context.
  • FBE-529
    Financial Analysis and Valuation
    An applications-oriented course to develop the financial and accounting tools required to do financial planning valuation and assessment of financial performance.
  • FBE-595
    Internship in Finance or Business Economics
    Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Graded CR/NC.
  • FIM-485
    Financial Analysis and Valuation in the Food Industry
    Development and use of financial analysis tools and valuation techniques to assess the performance and value of companies in the food industry.
  • GSBA-576
    Business Management and Operations
    Thematic focus on the formulation and implementation of business strategies related to issues affecting businesses including managerial accounting, operations, financial, and legal.
Fall 2023
  • BUAD-101
    Freshman Leadership Seminar
    Colloquium of leading researchers, authors, and administrators in the Marshall School of Business and other schools at USC. Industry leaders will also be invited to talk about leadership challenges. Graded CR/NC. Open by invitation only to freshman business and accounting majors.
  • FBE-421
    Financial Analysis and Valuation
    Develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context.
  • FBE-595
    Internship in Finance or Business Economics
    Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Graded CR/NC.
  • GSBA-566
    Evaluating Business Performance
    Thematic introduction to finance, statistical and decision analysis, marketing, financial accounting and reporting, competitive market analysis, external communication, and financial and organization measures of effectiveness.