Feel free to reach me at jbousky@ufl.edu
Research E-Portfolio
Jacob Bousky is conducting research through the University Scholars Program at the University of Florida. He has a passion for fixed income and credit markets. This e-portfolio serves as a platform to showcase his research projects, academic papers, and scholarly endeavors.
About
My name is Jacob Bousky
I am a Sophomore Finance major from Denver, Colorado. In my free time I love to ski, follow financial markets and meet new people.
Versus
Research
Affiliated with the project from August 2024-May 2025 and conducted through the Warrington College of Business
Thesis: Over the last 5 years, how has the influence of private equity affected the insurance industry?
Research Responsibilities
Analyze complex 10-k’s and white papers of financial institutions like Athene, StateFarm and MetLife to highlight and quantify the difference private equity involvement makes in the insurance industry. Select specific financial securities, like Asset Backed Securities (ABS) containing credit card loans and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) containing risky office loans, that diverge under different management.
Principle Investigator
Dr. David T. Brown
Professor Brown teaches the fixed income securities courses at the undergraduate and graduate level programs. He serves as the Director of the MSF (Master of Science-Finance) Program. His current research focuses on real estate finance and the pricing of default risk in corporate bonds. He has been a visiting professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and served as an investment officer for NISA Investment Advisors LLC.
Coursework/extracurriculars
Major: Finance
Relevant Coursework: Business Finance, Introduction to Financial Accounting, Survey of Calculus 2, Intro to Statistics 1, Principles of Microeconomics, and Introduction to Information Systems
My extracurricular involvements alongside tutelage from Dr. Brown are my primary sources of technical development to ensure my capability for my research endeavors.
Florida Fixed Income Group (FFIG)
FFIG is a student-run organization at UF that focuses on analyzing fixed-income securities, capital markets, and restructurings. My technical qualifications for this research has been learned through modeling similar fixed income assets in FFIG