John W. Ballantine Jr.
Degrees
New York University, Ph.D.University of Chicago, M.A.
Harvard University, B.A.
Expertise
Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, and Energy Finance / Sustainability, Labor Economics, and Global Political Economy,Profile
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John W. Ballantine, Jr. is a specialist in energy/climate change, corporate finance, and political economy. He has taught finance, economics, and banking courses at Babson College and been a research associate at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He was the Chief Financial Officer of a small start-up software company that raised over $1 million. Ballantine was also a senior consultant with the Financial Industries Division at Arthur D. Little, Inc., and a banker with Chase Manhattan Bank. He has published a number of articles about labor economics, the banking industry, financial crises, small business finance, politics/energy (Ukraine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Iran). He was Director of the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program for fifteen years at Brandeis International Business where he is focused on maintaining an energy finance / sustainability program at the school.
Courses Taught
| ECON | 171a | Financial Economics |
| FIN | 201a | Investments |
| FIN | 235a | Investing in Energy: Fossil Fuels to Cleaner Energy |
| FIN | 292a | Internship |
Awards and Honors
Commonwealth of Massachusettes, Carlisle Democrat (2006)
Scholarship
Ballantine Jr., John W. with Mohammed AlMehdar and Colin Ward, Kapsarc. “Our Complex Worlds Scramble Oil Investments” IAEE Webinar. International Association of Energy Economists, IAEE. <https://www.iaee.org/en/webinars/>.
Ballantine Jr., John W.. "Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions." The Conversation (2021): <https://theconversation.com/hydrogen-is-one-future-fuel-oil-execs-and-environmentalists-could-both-support-as-rival-countries-search-for-climate-solutions-159201>.
Ballantine Jr., John W. & Mohammed AlMedhar. "“Modeling Complexity in Oil Markets: Post Shale Cycles” with Mohammed Almehdar." IAEE annual conference. Washington, D.C. September, 2018.
Ballantine Jr., John W. with Mohammed AlMehdar. “Unanswered Questions: Our Changing Energy Models,” IAEE webinar. International Association of Energy Economists, IAEE. <“Unanswered Questions: Our Changing Energy Models,”>.
Ballantine Jr., John W. & Mohammed AlMedhar. "“Not All Energy Agents Maximize Profits: Modelling Complexity of Investment in Oil & Gas Projects”." International Association of Energy Economists, annual conference. IAEE. Montreal, Canada. June, 2019.
Ballantine Jr., John; Mew, Colin. "Iran Redux, An Energy Player with Political Agendas." Symposium on International and Interdisciplinary Business Research, Los Angeles California. October 2015.
Ballantine Jr., John; editor. Looking North: New England & Canada - Opportunities for Growth. Proc. of Looking North: New England & Canada. Boston, Ma: Brandeis International Business School; NEEP, 2017.
Ballantine Jr., John; editor. Building the Backbone of Energy Efficiency: "New England;s Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability in 21st Century. Proc. of Building the Backbone of Energy Efficiency. Boston, Mass: Brandeis International Business School, 2016.
Ballantine Jr., John; Kovalenko, Anna; Sycheva, Natalia. ""Ukraine's Shifting Rules: the Upside Down World of Politics and Energy." "Bringing the Political Economy Back In," Academy of International Business, Boston, Ma. October, 2015.
Ballantine Jr., John. "“A country divided will…Fall apart, bounce back, stagnate, or… what?” ”." Salon.com http://open.salon.com/blog/johnbal/2010/10/21/a_country_divided_will. (2011)
Ballantine Jr., John. "Back from the Abyss, the Great Recession is Ending, Ever so Slowly." Salon, online November 12, 2009. November (2010): <salon.com see, http://open.salon.com/blog/johnbal>.
Ballantine Jr., John. "Lonelyville is Happy." Sweden Conference on Urban Policies and Social Capital, Lidkoping, Sweden. September 24, 2009.