The Risk Institute

Staff, Board, and Fellows

Professor Isil Erel, Academic Director

Dr. Isil Erel, David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance, holds a Ph.D. in financial economics from MIT Sloan School of Management. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business administration from Koç University, Turkey. Her research spans a variety of areas within corporate finance, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and banking. This research has been published in leading academic sources such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies. A leader in her field of scholarship, Dr. Erel is the 2010 recipient of the Pace Setters Faculty Research Award and the 2015 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award at Fisher College of Business. She also received the Distinguished Referee Award from the Review of Financial Studies in 2012. She has been a Fisher Research Fellow (since 2011) and a National Center for the Middle Market Research Fellow (since 2012). In addition to assuming her role as academic director of The Risk Institute, Dr. Erel will continue to conduct high-impact research in her fields of interest and teach Financial Institutions in both MBA and undergraduate programs at Fisher.

Philip S. Renaud II, MS, CPCU, Executive Director

Renaud joins The Risk Institute from Risk International, where he served as a managing director and led the Columbus offices. With over 25 years of experience creating and managing several large multilocation, international risk management departments, he brings extensive expertise in the practice of risk management, direct insurance, and safety and health. In addition to his position at Risk International, Renaud managed risk programs at Deutsche Post/DHL (Supply Chain), Kmart Corporation, Limited Brands, Inc. (L Brands) and, prior to that, SCOA Industries Inc. (Shoe Corporations of America). He is a regular speaker at various national, regional and local risk management forums. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky, Middle and Eastern Tennessee and board chairman for Central Ohio. In addition, Renaud serves on the Board for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and on the Foundation Board for the Knox Community Hospital in Knox County, Ohio.

Whitney Honold, Associate Director

Whitney Honold is the Associate Director at The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. Prior to working at The Risk Institute, she worked for Wendy's Corporation building a cohesive brand image and consistent, clear communication between franchisees, customers, and corporate headquarters. Before becoming a Buckeye, Whitney worked her way through the ranks at Moxie, moving from Intern Coordinator to Senior Account Executive. She earned her degree in Strategic Communication, Marketing, Economics from Miami University in 2009.

Scott Gowans, Content Strategist

Scott Gowans is the Content Strategist at The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. Prior to joining the Institute, he worked at Columbus Dispatch as a Web Producer. 

Ashley Corry, Program Coordinator

Ashley Corry is the Program Coordinator at The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

Jaideep (Jay) Anand
_{William H. Davis Chair in the American Free Enterprise System and Professor of Strategy
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Nicholas P.B. Bollen
_{E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Finance
Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University}

Murillo Campello
_{Lewis H. Durland Professor of Management, Professor of Finance
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business}

Zhenhua Chen
_{Assistant Professor City and Regional Planning (CRP)
The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture}

Keely Croxton
_{Associate Professor of Logistics
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Elroy Dimson
_{Chair, Newton Centre for Endowment Asset Management
University of Cambridge Judge Business School
Emeritus Professor of Finance
London Business School}

Isil Erel
_{Academic Director, The Risk Institute
Distinguished Professor of Finance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Shan Ge
_{PhD Candidate, Finance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Erasmo Giambona
_{Associate Professor of Operations
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Ralph T. Greco
_{Director, Business Analytics Initiative
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Seth D. Guikema
_{Associate Professor, Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan}

Brian Hilligoss
_{Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Management and Policy}

Oğuzhan Karakaş
_{Assitant Professor of Finance
Boston College Carroll School of Management}

Yingchao Lan
_{PhD Candidate, Operations Management
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Xi Li
_{Assistant Professor of Accounting
Temple University Fox School of Business}

Anil K. Makhija
_{Dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business and Professor of Finance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Brett Massimino
_{Assistant Professor and Professor Robert M. Chase Faculty Fellow
Department of Services Operations Management
Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration}

Bernadette A. Minton
_{Chair, Department of Finance
Professor of Finance and Arthur E. Shepard Endowed Professor in Insurance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Yihui Pan
_{Assistant Professor of Finance
University of Utah}

Jordan V. Pino
_{PhD Student and Graduate Research Associate, Department of Geography
The Ohio State University}

Steven M. Quiring
_{Professor, Atmospheric Sciences Program, Department of Geography
The Ohio State University}

Simcha Ronen
_{Emeritus Professor of International Management and Organizational Psychology
Tel-Aviv University Graduate School of Business}

Adam Rose
_{Professor, The National Center of Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE)
University of Southern California}

Paul Rose
_{Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professor in Business Law
Director, Law, Finance & Governance at Ohio State
The Ohio State University}

Eric Seiber
_{Associate Professor
The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Management and Policy}

Berk Sensoy
_{Associate Professor of Finance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Oded Shenkar
_{Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management
Professor of Management and Human Resources
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Stephen A. Shield
_{M.A. Student and Graudate Research Associate, Department of Geography
The Ohio State University}

René M. Stulz
_{Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics
Director, Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Tracy Yue Wang
_{Assistant Professor of Finance
University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management}

Michael S. Weisbach
_{Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Research Associate
National Bureau of Economic Research}

Ingrid M. Werner
_{Martin and Andrew Murrer Professor in Finance
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

Karen Hopper Wruck
_{Professor of Finance, Dean's Distinguished Professorship
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business}

YiLin Wu
_{Professor of Economics
National Taiwan University College of Social Sciences}

Wendy Yi Xu
_{Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Management and Policy}