Hank Pruden is a professor in the School of Business at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California where he has been teaching for 20 years. Hank is more than a theoretician, he has actively traded his own account for the past 20 years. His personal involvement in the market ensures that what he teaches is practical for the trader, and NOT just abstract academic theory.

He is the Executive Director of the Institute of Technical Market Analysis (ITMA). At Golden Gate he developed the accredited courses in technical market analysis in 1976. Since then the curriculum has expanded to include advanced topics in technical analysis and trading. In his courses Hank emphasizes the psychology of trading and as well as the use of technical analysis methods. He has published extensively in both areas.

Hank has mentored individual and institutional traders in the field of technical analysis for many years. He is presently on the Board of Directors of the Technical Securities Analysts Association of San Francisco and is past president of that association. Hank was also on the Board of Directors of the Market Technicians Association (MTA). Hank has served as vice chair, Americas IFTA (International Federation of Technical Analysts): IFTA educates and certifies analysts worldwide. For eleven years Hank was the editor of The Market Technicians Association Journal, the premier publication of technical analysts. From 1982 to 1993 he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Golden Gate University.

Education

• Ph.D.(with honors), Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon;
• M.B.A., Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley;
• B.S., California State University, Chico