Jan Squires, CFA, is managing director of the Strategic Products and Technology Division at CFA Institute. Most recently he served as managing director of Asia-Pacific Operations, and he also served as head of Exam Development for the CFA Program. Previously, Squires was a professor of finance and general business at Southwest Missouri State University, where he published research in such publications as Financial Practice and Education, the Journal of Education, and the Journal of Economics and Finance. He was a member volunteer and consultant for CFA Institute for more than 10 years before joining the staff. Squires holds a doctorate in business administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.