Opus College of Business

Peter C. Young

E.W. Blanch Senior Chair in Risk Management, Professor : Finance Department
 

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Academic Background

B.A., history, Augustana College
M.A., political science/public administration, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Ph.D., business administration – risk management, University of Minnesota

Research Specialties
  • Insurance markets/management
  • International reinsurance/alternative risk financing
  • Organizational risk management
  • Risk pooling
Current Research
  • Risk management and corporate governance
  • Risk management outsourcing
Major Works
  • "Recent Risk Financing Innovations: Motives, Principles, & Practices," Risk Management Innovation in Japan, Britain & the USA, Routledge, 2005.
  • Managing Risks in Public Sector Organisations, with M. Fone, Perpetuity Press, 2005.
  • "Ethics and Risk Management: Building a Framework," Risk Management: An International Journal, 2004.
Current Community Relationships
  • Risk Management Advisor - State of Minnesota Department of Risk Management
  • Educational adviser, Association of Local Authority Risk Managers - UK
  • Educational adviser/education committee member, Institute for Risk Management - London
  • Educational adviser, EIRM - Denmark
  • Educational adviser, Public Entity Risk Institute
  • Member, state of Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Board