Dr. Haugen received his PhD in Finance from the University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana. In his 30 year teaching career, he held endowed chairs at:

• The University of Wisconsin at Madison (18 years)
• The University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana (2 years)
• The University of California, Irvine (10 years)

He has also lectured at universities worldwide and presented papers at finance and investing conferences all over the world. In 1997 he ended his academic career to devote his full time efforts to Haugen Custom Financial Systems.