Julian Vogel is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business with a focus on corporate finance, especially capital structure, corporate payout policy, diversity, and corporate governance, as well as investments, and capital markets and institutions. In his research and teaching, he takes an interdisciplinary perspective to explore businesses as parts of complex systems. He holds a doctoral degree in business administration and finance from The University of Texas at El Paso. He is fluent in English, German, Spanish, and French and has garnered deep cross-cultural insights from his study and work abroad.