News and Events

• Fisher Breakfast Briefing - Culture and its Impact on Risk

  Risk Institute Executive Director Phil Renaud will share real-life business examples to frame a discussion on how values of integrity, transparency and commitment impacts a business’s operational risk. As The Risk Institute enters its third year of exploring new insights and effective risk management strategies, activity will focus on the governance and culture aspects of risk management. 
  
  Thursday, September 22, 2016
  7:30am
  Mason Hall Rotunda, Fisher Campus
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• 2016 Annual Conference

  

  The Risk Institute announces a dynamic line-up of keynotespeakers for its third annual conference. Speakers include Gordon Bethune (former CEO of Continental Airlines, pictured right), Cameron Mitchell (president and founder of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants) and others.  This year's event centers on the topic of Governance & Culture: A Risk Perspective.Similar to last year's conversation on disruption, our speakers will cover a broad range of topics related to governance and culture - across business processes and industries.
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• Second Annual Survey On Integrated Risk Management

  The Risk Institute has unveiled findings from its second Annual Survey on Integrated Risk Management. The research initiative focuses on how U.S. companies view the role of risk management, how it is structured and the ways it is integrated to support business decisions. For a summary of the findings and a link to the complete results, visit The Risk Institute Blog.

• The Risk Series

  The 2016 - 2017 Risk Series kicked off on Monday, June 13th with Zika - Can We Predict the Next Pandemic Outbreak?  The session focused on understanding the evolution, spread, prevention, mitigation and business impact of Zika and other viruses that have the potential to make a significant impact on business and society.
  Visit The Risk Instiute Blog for Executive Director Phil Renaud's takeaways from the session.

• Risk Institute Research Fellow Honored with OSU's Top Research Award

  Professor of Finance and Risk Institute Research Fellow René Stulz was recently honored with the University Distinguished Scholar Award.  The honor, bestowed by The Ohio State University and its Office of Research, recognizes exceptional research accomplishments by senior professors.

  A world-renowned finance authority, Prof. Stulz is one of the most prolific scholars in finance with 110 articles published in prestigious journals including the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies. More...