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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