Masters Investment Learning Center
our Team
Ryan Farley
Torch Fund Program Director and Associate Professor of Practice
Ryan Z. Farley joined the University of Tennessee’s faculty as a associate professor of practice with the Finance Department within the Haslam College of Business in 2019. Farley serves as the Director of the Torch Fund program, an experiential learning program encompassing our four student managed investment portfolios. He’s received a PhD in Finance and MA in Economics from the University of Tennessee, and a BS in Computer Science from Loyola University. Prior to pursuing graduate study, Farley spent over a decade in institutional trading. During his time in industry, he worked within product development, sales & trading, and technology…