Yuval Bar-Or is an award-winning professor and founder of the Pillars of Wealth personal finance literacy initiative for doctors. He is a professor of practice at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and served as the academic director of the Flex MBA and dual degree programs, as well as the Executive MBA and Executive Education programs.
Professor Bar-Or is the author of several books and a former business executive with global managerial experience. He has lectured extensively in academic, government, and corporate settings and has been quoted in various media including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Reuters, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, Hopkins Medicine Magazine, Consumers Digest, and U.S. News & World Report, among others. As an unbiased expert in physician financial literacy, he is a sought-after speaker at physician wellness conferences and private events.
As a college student, Bar-Or was a member of the varsity wrestling and rugby teams, and prior to that a provincially ranked gymnast.
Education
- PhD, Finance, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- MA, Finance, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- MA, Non-Fiction Writing, Johns Hopkins University
- MA, Economics, McMaster University
- BA, Economics, McMaster University
- BEng, Engineering, McMaster University
Research
Selected Publications
- Igu Joel, Zakaria Sammy, Bar-Or Yuval. Systematic review of personal finance training for physicians and a proposed curriculum, BMJ Open, 2022;12:e064733. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064733.
- Bar-Or, Yuval. Pillars of Wealth: Personal Finance Essentials for Medical Professionals, 2020 Edition. TLB Publishing: Ellicott City, Maryland, July 2020
- Bar-Or, Yuval, Unbiased education in personal finance should start early in a doctor’s training, Hopkins Medicine Magazine, Winter 2019
- Bar-Or, Yuval, Fessler H E, Desai D A, Zakaria S “Implementation of a Comprehensive Curriculum in Personal Finance for Medical Fellows.” Cureus 10(1): e2013. DOI 10.7759/cureus.2013, January 01, 2018
- Bar-Or, Yuval “Human Considerations in Turnaround Management: A Practitioner’s View” in Turnaround Management and Bankruptcy, Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies (Book 69). Edited by Jan Adriaanse, Jean-Pierre van der Rest. Routledge, March 2017
- Bar-Or, Yuval “Relying on People to Compete with Corporate Dental Practices” (October/November, 2015) Progressive Dentist Magazine.
- Bar-Or, Yuval. “Empowering Physicians with Financial Literacy” Journal of Medical Practice Management, 46-49. July/August issue, 2015
- Bar-Or, Yuval. Pillars of Wealth: Finance and Business Essentials for Medical Practices, TLB Publishing: Ellicott City, Maryland, August 2014
- Bar-Or, Yuval. Leveraging People for a Corporate Turnaround. Chinese Edition, The Commercial Press, Beijing, China, August 2012
Teaching
Current
- Investments
- Wealth Management
- Global Immersion: Finance in Europe
Previous
- Corporate Finance
- Fixed Income
- Advanced Portfolio Management
- Financial Institutions
Honors and Distinctions
- Certificate of Appreciation, Weill-Cornell Medicine—Qatar, April 18, 2024
- Certificate of Appreciation, Weill-Cornell Medicine—Qatar, April 19, 2023
- Certificate of Appreciation, Weill-Cornell Medicine—Qatar, April 28, 2022
- Faculty Excellence Award 2021, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, July 15, 2021
- Faculty Excellence Award 2020, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, July 31, 2020
- Ph.D. Innovation Initiative Award, Johns Hopkins University Office of the Vice-Provost for Graduate and Professional Education, March 6, 2020
- Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2019, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, August 6, 2019
- Clinical Fellows Council Award of Appreciation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2019
- Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2018, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, August 6, 2018
- Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2017, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, August 14, 2017
- Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2016, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, August 12, 2016
- Excellence in Teaching Award 2015, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, May 20, 2015
- Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2015, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, August 20, 2015
- Executive Committee member, National Capitol Chapter, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, 2013–2014
- Qualified for Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, 2011
- Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship, 1995
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 1993
Impact and Engagement
Business
- Member of Investment Committee, Chestnut Street Ventures
- Founder, Pillars of Wealth personal financial literacy initiative for doctors. This initiative aims to provide unbiased education to medical professionals. It provides knowledge grounded in science, countering potentially misleading information provided by finance industry salespeople. The initiative's objective is to empower doctors to make better financial decisions for themselves and their families, either by reducing reliance on financial advisors or by increasing the productivity of interactions with financial advisors.
Policy
Bar-Or's work aims to encourage provision of unbiased personal financial literacy education for medical professionals such as physicians and dentists.
Community
Bar-Or provides financial literacy education to medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, public health students, PhD students, etc., throughout the Johns Hopkins system and beyond.
In the Media
- “State officials brace for potential downgrade in Maryland’s credit rating,” Baltimore Sun by Hannah Gaskill and Lorraine Mirabella, April 25, 2025
- “Should Mega Millions jackpot winners take a lump-sum payout or annuity?” Washington Post, by Andrew Jeong, December 28, 2024
- “What Does a Republican-Controlled Government Mean for Retirement?” U.S. News & World Report by Maryalene LaPonsie, December 12, 2024
- “Social Security Fairness Act: What It Is and Will It Pass,” U.S. News & World Report by Maryalene LaPonsie, December 10, 2024
- “How Lower Interest Rates Affect Your Finances,” Kiplinger.com by Sandra Block, November 20, 2024
- “Will a high-yield savings account still be worth it after the Fed cuts rates? What experts say,” CBS News by Tim Maxwell, August 15, 2024
- “Who should purchase Umbrella Insurance?” WalletHub.com February 8, 2024
- “Empowering Young Doctors with Financial Wellness to End the Primary Care Physician Shortage” The Business of Caring with Dr. Christine Meyer podcast, Nov. 9, 2023
- “Why Doctors are (Mostly) Bad at Business and Finance.” The Business of Caring with Dr. Christine Meyer podcast, August 30, 2023
- “Investing Basics for Faculty and Retirement Planning” Faculty Factory Podcast hosted by Dr. Kimberly Skarupski, March 3, 2023
- “Why financial illiteracy is bad for doctors’ health.” Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, February 8, 2023
- “Financial Literacy Habits and Hacks for Faculty with Yuval Bar-Or, PhD.” eBook chapter episode in Faculty Factory: Habits and Hacks from Hopkins (H3) (editors: Callanan CJ, Skarupski, KA). 2022. https://facultyfactory.org/ebook#habits
- “What Do Venture Capital Investors Look for When Evaluating a Startup?” Merage Talk offered by the Merage Institute, January 24, 2022
- “Personal Finance in the Covid era” Faculty Factory Podcast hosted by Dr. Kimberly Skarupski, October 12, 2021
- Yuval Bar-Or provides expert opinion on Covid-19 and auto insuranceWallethub.com December 4, 2020
- “Managing Your Personal Finances During the Covid-19 Crisis” Johns Hopkins University Hub, interview by Pat Ercolano, August 17, 2020
- “Stay the Course with Personal Finances during Pandemic, Carey Expert Advises” Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Expert series: COVID-19: Business and Economic Impact, August 14, 2020
- “It’s National Financial Awareness Day. How’s your money game?” Los Angeles Times by David Lazarus, August 14, 2020
- “Personal Finance Advice for Healthcare Providers” American Urological Association (AUA) Inside Tract Podcast hosted by Casey Callanan Episode 133, July 27, 2020
- “Financial Basics for Medical Professionals” Faculty Factory Podcast hosted by Dr. Kimberly Skarupski, episode 64, April 3, 2020
- “Importance of a Financial Plan” Dentistry Rising Podcast, hosted by California-based dental podcaster Dr. Bette Robin, episode 72, Feb. 17, 2020
- “By the Numbers: Pension Headache” Carey Business Magazine Fall 2019
- “Doctors in Debt” Carey Business Magazine Fall 2018
- “Young surgeons face high debt, financial instability” Reuters, by Carolyn Crist, June 11, 2018
- “Laureate IPO still pending amid political flap, industry crackdown” Baltimore Sun by John Fritze and Natalie Sherman, October 8, 2016
- “Baltimore company stocks are mixed amid market turmoil in January" Baltimore Sun by Carrie Wells, January 29, 2016
- “Legg Mason buys stakes in 3 financial management companies” Baltimore Sun by Carrie Wells, January 22, 2016
- “Index Funds Gain in Popularity” Baltimore Sun, by Carrie Wells, July 11, 2015
- Moving Forward podcast on Financial Literacy Skills for Medical Professionals VueAvant.com and Stitcher Radio, John Lim, https://www.bemovingforward.com/ July 1, 2015
- “How Renters Can Build Long-Term Wealth, Too” U.S. News & World Report by Joanne Cleaver. Also appears in Yahoo News, June 11, 2015