Work with thought leaders and academic experts in risk management

David Blanchett, PhD, is Adjunct Professor of Wealth Management at The American College of Financial Services. A world-renowned thought leader in the fields of wealth management and retirement, Blanchett is a leading contributor to the Wealth Management Certified Professional® (WMCP®) designation program. In addition to his role with The College, Blanchett is the managing director and head of retirement research at QMA, a division of Prudential Financial, and formerly at Morningstar Investment Management, LLC. In his roles, Blanchett works to enhance consulting and investment services and conducts research primarily in the areas of financial planning, tax planning, annuities, and retirement. 

Jacquelyn's main research interest is in how environmental, social and governance factors impact on investment decision-making for investors and corporations. She also has an active interdisciplinary research agenda in sustainability more broadly. She also has a research interest in funds management. Jacquelyn has published in well-regarded international finance journals including *Journal of Corporate Finance*, *Journal of Banking and Finance* and *Journal of Business Ethics*, as well as in journals outside of finance including *Nature Climate Change*, *Global Environmental Change* and *Journal of Cleaner Production*.She has been the recipient of AFAANZ research grants and numerous internal grants. She was a Vice President of the Financial Research Network, where she oversaw a program of career development for academic women in finance. Jacquelyn has received a BEL Faculty Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning or Experience - Commendation award and a UQ Business School Dean's award for Impactful Leadership.

Tim Leung is a professor of operations research and financial engineering at the University of Washington. He holds a PhD from Princeton University and a B.S. from Cornell University. He has held previous positions as an assistant professor at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University.

Jiang Wang is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at MIT. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990 and his BS in Physics from Nanjing University in 1981. Prior to joining MIT, he was a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research interests include asset pricing, market microstructure, and corporate finance.

Hendrik Wolff is Professor of Environmental Economics at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). * Hendrik's main research is in environmental economics, working at the intersection of transportation, air pollution, energy and health. This includes the economic causes and consequences of air pollution; the ”value of time;” the impact of energy conservation policies on electricity consumption; cost benefit analysis of the clean air act and its effects on health; the interactions between climate, local prices, wages and “quality of life; and the economics of Daylight Saving Time. He also developed new econometric estimators for large supply and demand systems that are used in agriculture and energy. He has conducted research projects in Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Australia, Bangladesh, Ghana, England, Chile and the United States. Hendrik is a Faculty Affiliate of the UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, an IZA Research Fellow, and a CESIfo Research Network Affiliate. He was a visiting professor at Resources for the Future, as well as at LMU Munich, University of Cologne and at IZA, Bonn. * Hendrik’s work has impact on both academia and policy. He won the 2009 Ralph C d’Arge and Allen V. Kneese Award for Outstanding Publication, which is awarded annually for the Best Paper in Environmental and Resource Economics. His research has led to important policy changes by the United Nations and the World Bank on the measurement of indices (the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Ease of Doing Business Index). His work is discussed on television (e.g., ABC News) and international media (e.g., The Economist, The Wall Street Journal). He has successfully obtained external funding from organizations such as the NSF, as well as CSSS and the Royalty Research Fund. In addition, he has been the chair for PhD students and Honors students, many of whom have won multiple awards. The job placements of Hendrik’s students are detailed in his CV. He has also consulted for the U.S. Department of Energy and for the President of the World Bank on important policy issues related to his research. * Hendrik is the director of [SelfDrivingCities.com](https://www.selfdrivingcities.com/) a research lab that connects academic researchers, government, and industry in the urban mobility space