David Koenig

About

David is the award-winning author of Governance Reimagined: Organizational Design, Risk, and Value Creation and The Board Member's Guide to Risk, and God's Portfolio: An Examination of the I, the We, the All (and then some). During his executive career, David created corporate risk management programs at three different companies and has managed complex financial portfolios in excess of tens of billions of dollars in size. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, is the founder of the Directors and Chief Risk Officers group (the DCRO), the DCRO Institute, and a co-founder of the Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA). He brings a particular skill as a Qualified Risk Director® and internationally recognized risk governance expert, helping companies navigate the intersection of risk-taking, innovation, and governance. LinkedIn

Reflection

I think back on my days at Miami with fond memories of learning and being challenged in areas that have informed all my work, research, and writing. Winn Fields was of particular influence in the Econ department as he encouraged my graduate studies. Jerry Miller’s “zoo” left a strong impression, as did every encounter with him over my four years. The combination of Math/Econ/Stats was something that contributed to my acceptance to graduate school. It was put to use early in my career modeling option pricing in real-time in the 1980s and through all my work in risk management and risk governance. The simplest equation, and, in fact, the only equation in my first book, is driven by that combined learning. I am forever thankful to Miami and the faculty who took their time to teach and guide me as I found work that would be a joy for nearly all of my career.