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The Global Risk Institute Welcomes New Research Manager

29 October 2015

OCTOBER 29, 2015

GRI is pleased to welcome Dr. Wei Xu as the new Research Manager. In this new role, Dr. Xu will manage the delivery of GRI’s research programs in partnership with academic institutions and GRI members.

Dr. Xu joins GRI from the University of Waterloo where he taught undergraduate and graduate-level finance courses as a Visiting Professor and conducted research on derivatives pricing and multi-factor stochastic modelling. He was also an Associate Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai and co-founded Shanghai Raiyun Information Technology Limited, a risk management services and solutions provider.

GRI’s Chief Research Officer, Dr. Tom Coleman, said: “We are pleased to have Wei join our growing team. He will be integral to working with our partners and delivering research that matters to our members.”

View Dr. Wei Xu’s full biography here.