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David K.A. Mordecai serves as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago Booth, specializing in Econometrics and Statistics. With over forty years of direct industry experience, he has held significant roles in the financial services sector, including as President of Risk Economics, Inc. and Co-Managing Member of Numerati® Partners LLC. His research intersects risk engineering and industrial economics, focusing on areas such as financial engineering, valuation of fixed income securities, structured products, and operational risk analysis. Throughout his career, Mordecai has served in various high-level positions at renowned institutions like Swiss Re, where he led quantitative economics and financial engineering functions. Notably, he has acted as an advisor to several financial regulatory bodies, including the Federal Reserve and the International Monetary Fund. He has also made contributions to academia through advisory roles and has been extensively published in financial risk and econometrics. His research interests extend to statistical learning, decision process control, and economic analysis related to market dynamics and algorithmic bias.
University of Chicago Booth School of Business • Chicago, IL
Teaches courses in econometrics and statistics.
Risk Economics, Inc. • New York, NY
Heads advisory firm focused on risk management.
Numerati® Partners LLC • New York, NY
Oversees operations at a data analytics and technology development firm.
Swiss Re • Global
Led financial engineering strategies, contributing to global mandates.
Swiss Re Financial Services •
Guided financial advisory efforts in the services sector.
The doctoral program at Booth is organized into 'dissertation areas' which include Accounting, Behavioral Science, Econometrics and Statistics, Finance, Marketing, and Operations Management.