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What is RISC?

Founded in 2018, RISC has become a global Think Tank in the field of Risk Management and Insurance, a leader in knowledge mobilization and partnership with communities, and a builder of/magnet to new talent to become the risk leaders of tomorrow. RISC Scholars are researchers of the highest international stature in: Humanities; Social, Natural, Formal, Management, and Health Sciences; Engineering; and Law, all passionate about conducting transformative risk research. RISC Advisory Board - and impetus of our strategic directions - comprises Presidents and CEOs of multinational insurance companies, NGOs, and non-for-profit foundations. RISC academic programs - all strike the fine balance between rigor and practical relevance, leverage innovative technology, and offer unique experiential learning opportunities - are co-developed with our multiple industry partners in response to the existing knowledge and skill gap in the labor market.

Our Research

RISC is a preeminent source of high-quality transformational interdisciplinary research on bold problems of today's financial and non-financial Risk Management and Insurance. Specifically, examples of our research threads are: systemic risk management and governance; risk engineering of natural disasters; decision making and human behaviour under risk; numerico-analytical methods in risk management; climate risk; operational risk; risk in real estate; sustainable development goals risk research; stochastic dependence modeling, among many other research threads.

 

The Impact

In the era when risk is the only certainty, RISC is committed to tame humanity's most dangerous risks through all of: research, education, and partnerships.

>$10 M in research grant cash from NSERC, SSHRC, IHR, MITACS, SoA, CAS, Spencer Educational Foundation, eCampus Ontario, CEWIL Canada, among other funders.

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We are routinely ranked top in North America and globally with respect to the number of publications in leading scholarly actuarial science journals by top global research rankings.

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RISC Scholars come from the best Canadian Universities, four of which are among the top ten Canadian Universities in the QS World University Ranking.

Our Team

Abhay Punia

HAIIvVE 1 Intern, York University, 2021

Afshar Alirezaei

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Alexey Kuznetsov

Mathematics, York University

Amna Chishti

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Andrei Semionov

Andrei Semenov

Economics, York University

Andrew Fleck

Ph.D. Student, Mathematics, York University, 2016 - TBD

Ao (Grace) Li

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Arnav Munshi

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

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Augustine Wong

Statistics, York University

Avis Devine

Business, York University

Barbara Bellissimo

Executive in Residence, York University

Bushra Rashid

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Chen (Betty) Yutong

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Cristie Ford

Law, University of British Columbia

David Etkin

Disaster and Emergency Management, York University

Detlev Zwick

Dean, Schulich School of Business

Dhyan Thakkar

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Diana Liu Xu

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Dirk Matten

Dirk Matten

Strategic Management, York University

Ed Furman

Edward Furman

Actuarial Science, York University

Ephraim Ajijola

Ph.D. Student, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 2021 - TBD

Fan Yang

Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo

François Tanguay-Renaud

Law, York University

Gaurav Dahiya

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

George Georgopoulos

George Georgopoulos

Economics, York University

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Gordana Colby

Economics, York University

Guanfu Qiao

Ph.D. Student, Mathematics, York University, 2019 - TBD

Haosheng Cheng

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Harry Joe

Statistics, University of British Columbia

Henry M. Kim

Operations Management and Information Systems, York University

Hitesh Arulnesan

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Huaiping Zhu

Mathematics, York University

Hyejin Ku

Mathematics, York University

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Ida Ferrara

Economics, York University

Ivy Osei

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

James L. Darroch

Strategic Management, York University

Jane Goodyer

Dean, Lassonde School of Engineering

Jane Heffernan

Mathematics, York University

Janice Zhang

HAIIvVE Program Manager (Intern)

Jeffrey Chung Him Chang

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Jianhong Wu

Jianhong Wu

Mathematics, York University

Jianxi Su

Jianxi Su

Actuarial Science, Purdue University

Jigar Rana

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

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Jingyi Cao

Actuarial Science, York University

John Justin McMurtry

Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Jose Etcheverry

Environmental Studies, York University

Jude Kong

Mathematics, York University

Kanvar Rana

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Kee-Hong Bae

Finance, York University

Kerry Kawakami

Psychology, York University

Kevin JeongJae Park

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Khanh Dinh

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Leonard Buglak

B.A. Honours Student, Actuarial Science, York University, 2022

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Maney Zaveri

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Mark Winfield

Environmental Studies, York University

Mary Condon

Law, York University

Mary G. Condon

Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School

Melvin Xia

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Minh Huyen Vu

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Mohammad Zarif

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Mohammadhossein Amraji

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Mohsen Selseleh

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Moxy Shah

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Muhammad Omer Nazar

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Naeema Chandiwala

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Natalija Vlajic

Computer Science, York University

Nawaf Mohammed

Ph.D. Student, Mathematics, York University, 2018 - TBD

Neal Madras

Mathematics, York University

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Neil Buckley

Economics, York University

Neil Tandon

Earth and Space Engineering, York University

Nhat Tuan Le

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Nirupama Agrawal

Disaster and Emergency Management, York University

Niushan Gao

Mathematics, Ryerson University

Perry Sadorsky

Business, York University

Pirathayini Srikantha

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University

Rajat Ajay

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Reem Bizreh

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Ricardas Zitikis

Statistics, Western University

Rui Wang

Dean, Faculty of Science

Sai Teja Pulagam

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Saif Anam

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Samuel Meir

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Sapna Sharma 

Biology, York University

Satinder K. Brar

Civil Engineering, York University

Saumya Kalra

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Shamira Davidov

Research and Academic Grants Coordinator

Shayna Rosenbaum

Shayna Rosenbaum

Psychology, York University

Sheldon Lin

Actuarial Science, University of Toronto

Silvana Pesenti

Silvana Pesenti

Insurance Risk Management, University of Toronto

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Sotirios Liaskos

Information Technology, York University

Stavroula Pantazopoulou

Civil Engineering, York University

Steven Wang

Steven Wang

Statistics, York University

Steven Zheng

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Tannis Leung

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Thi Hong Uyen Pham

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Thomas S. Salisbury

Mathematics, York University

Thu Pham

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Tianyu Wang

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Tiffany Kwan

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Trang Ngo

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Trung Nguyen

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Tsvetanka Karagyozova

Economics, York University

Usman Khan

Civil Engineering, York University

Vic Fung TSE

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Xin Gao

Statistics, York University

Xiong (Shawn) Zhang

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Xuhao Rong

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Yash Patel

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Ying (April) Yue

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

Yue Zhen

HAIIvVE 3 Intern, York University, 2022

Zoë Hillier-Weltman

HAIIvVE 2 Intern, York University, 2022

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Our Home at York University

York University - located in Toronto, Canada - is a leading international teaching and research university and a driving force for positive change.

The Times Higher Education Impact Ranking has been continuously recognizing York as a world leader - 33rd out of 767 universities - in building a more just and sustainable future for everyone.