Charles E. Appeadu, Ph.D., CFA, FRM, works for CFA Institute in Charlottesville as Director, Sample Exam Development. Prior to joining CFA Institute, Dr. Appeadu worked as Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Georgia State University, Atlanta, where he taught undergraduate and graduate level Investments courses and founded a student managed investment fund. He had also held the position of Portfolio Manager at Parametric Portfolio Associates in Seattle. He volunteered for CFA Institute as a grader for seven years and also served as a Standard Setter. Dr. Appeadu has publications in the Transportation Planning and Technology Journal, the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Journal of Performance Measurement. He holds a B.Sc. (First Class Honors) degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, M.Sc. degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Washington, Seattle. Charles has been a CFA Charter holder since 1998 and also holds GARP’s FRM (Financial Risk Manager) designation.