David Shimko

Dr. Shimko specializes in valuation and risk management. As a professor at the University of Southern California, he published articles on the valuation of insurance contracts and energy derivatives. While at JPMorgan, he worked as a derivatives banker, advising commodity producing clients and investment funds on derivative contracts structuring and investment strategy. At Bankers Trust, he headed a risk management advisory function for corporate clients, a career he continued as co-founder of Risk Capital, a specialist valuation and risk advisory firm. His academic work in credit and three issued patents lead him to co-found Credit Circle, a peer-to-peer startup.

He now teaches corporate finance for FRE, and is developing a textbook in the subject specifically designed for engineers and other students with strong mathematical backgrounds.

Research Interests: Derivatives, risk management, commodities, credit, valuation

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (1978 — 1987)
• B.A. Northwestern University (1978 — 1982)

Companies

• Board Member SYRACUSE MAIN, INC. (2020)
• Industry Full Professor of Finance NYU Tandon School of Engineering (2017)
• Director Novantas (2015 — 2016)
• CEO and President CreditCircle (2012 — 2015)
• President Winhall Consulting (2009 — 2015)
• President Asset Deployment LLC (2008 — 2012)
• President and Co-Founder Risk Capital (1999 — 2006)
• Adjunct Professor Harvard Business School (1999 — 2004)
• Principal and Head, Risk Management Advisory Bankers Trust (1997 — 1999)