Meet the UWorld Finance Instructors

UWorld Finance instructors are experienced professors, thought leaders, authors, and subject matter experts committed to developing high-quality, engaging content that helps students learn more effectively and efficiently. They are all CFA charterholders, bringing years of real-world experience and unique teaching approaches to ensure learners make meaningful connections and master even the most challenging concepts with confidence and clarity.

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Engaging Lectures From Top Finance Instructors

At UWorld, our commitment to developing high-quality educational resources is reflected in the expertise of our finance instructors.

Industry Experience

Our instructors are seasoned professionals who bring decades of practical finance experience, ensuring content that is grounded in real-world applications.

University-Level Pedagogy

With years of teaching at accredited universities and colleges, our instructors apply effective, research-backed teaching methods to enhance learning outcomes.

Credentialed Professionals

Aside from their educational background, finance instructors hold the same real-world credentials that our learners are pursuing.

Meet the Team

Peter Olinto, CFA, JD, CPA (inactive)

Meet Peter

Peter has been teaching CPA and CFA Program Exam Review courses for more than two decades. 300 universities have used his instructional videos, numerous accounting and financial firms, and over 100,000 successful CFA and CPA candidates worldwide. He holds CPA (inactive), J.D., and CFA qualifications.

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Darren Degraaf, CFA, CPA, MAFM PRM

CFA Instructor

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Darren Degraaf is a Certified Management Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst, US Certified Public Accountant (Delaware), and Professional Risk Manager with extensive experience teaching CFA exam review courses globally, including Level I, Level II, and Level III topics.

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Chris Ansell, CFA

CFA Instructor

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Chris Ansell is an experienced financial professional, having worked in financial analysis, equity valuation, and operations. He has years of experience as a Module Leader of Masters level courses at BPP and the University of Hertfordshire Business School teaching key topics on the CFA.

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Sam Gottlieb, CFA, JD (inactive), LLM, FRM, CFP

Director of Finance Education

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Sam began his professional career as an attorney after earning a J.D. and an LL.M. degree and has practiced extensively in estate planning and taxation. In addition to his law degrees, he has obtained the CFA, FRM, and CFP designations.

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Doug Carroll, CFA

CFA Instructor

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Doug has been conducting investment-related training seminars in major financial centers around the globe for more than two decades. His varied experiences in sales, trading, and investment management allow him to draw upon an extensive range of professional activities.

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James Fang, CFA

CFA Instructor

Meet James

James has years of experience in corporate finance, startups, private equity, private banking, and financial education. He explains financial concepts from a simple and practical perspective so that students can relate to these topics in the real world.

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