Philippe Jorion

Philippe Jorion
Occupation Author, Professor of Finance, University of California at Irvine / Head of Risk Management at PAAMCO
Notable work Value at Risk, Financial Risk Management Handbook, Big Bets Gone Bad

Philippe Jorion is an author, professor and risk manager. He is the author of more than 100 publications on the topic of risk management and international finance,[1] and is credited with pioneering the Value at Risk approach to risk management.[2] Jorion's works include Financial Risk Manager Handbook and Value at Risk: The New Benchmark for Managing Financial Risk. He serves as the Chancellor’s Professor of Finance at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California at Irvine[3] and is a Managing Director at investment firm PAAMCO where he heads the Risk Management group.[4]

Jorion has received several awards honoring excellence in research and financial writing, including two from the CFA Institute.[5]

Jorion holds an MBA and a PhD from the University of Chicago and a degree in engineering from the University of Brussels.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Philippe Jorion Ph.D.". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Goldman Sachs’ sick con: How they made money off your misery". Salon.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ten Reasons to Consider Global Funds". Wsj.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Philippe Jorion, PhD". Paamco.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "All Past Graham and Dodd Award Winners". Cfapubs.org. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Philippe Jorion, PhD". Paamco.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.


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