Originally from Virginia, Dr. DuVal earned his undergraduate degree at Christopher Newport University in 1979 and his M.B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 2009. He completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance at Old Dominion University in 2012.
After his undergraduate work, Dr. DuVal spent seven years as a stock broker specializing in tax advantaged investments and mainframe computer sales to financial institutions before starting his own Real Estate business. For over 27 years he has owned Real Estate residential and commercial brokerage firms and other companies involved with syndicating real estate investment, development, construction, property management and related services.
Dr. DuVal has taught a range of courses to include Corporate Finance, Introduction to Financial Management, Investments, Principles of Real Estate and Introduction to Office Productivity. His research interests includes Real Estate, behavioral finance and asset pricing.
