David Hyland, PH.D., CPA - Director of Baseball Analytics - Baseball Support Staff

David Hyland, PH.D., CPA

Title:
Director of Baseball Analytics

David C. Hyland, PhD, CPA started as a Finance professor at Xavier University in 2004 and began assisting Billy O'Conner's staff during the 2019 season. In addition to teaching finance and sabermetrics courses at Xavier, he works with the Xavier baseball coaches to manage and analyze data to improve performance and help players develop. He also works with students through the Xavier Baseball Analytics Team (XBAT).

Hyland received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, M.S.M. from Purdue University and B.A. from Indiana University. He also passed the CPA exam in the state of Ohio. His teaching specialties include investments, derivatives, financial modeling and corporate finance. He received numerous teaching awards while teaching at Purdue, Ohio State, and the University of Texas - Arlington.

His research has been published in journals such as Financial Management and Financial Analyst Journal. His current projects focus on real estate investment trusts, mutual funds and corporate finance. Dr. Hyland has industry experience as a sales representative with Sterling Drug and as an accountant at Owens Corning Fiberglass.