Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance (ASRMI)
 

Thought Leadership

Although the term "thought leader" has grown in popularity over the past few years, our ASRMI faculty demonstrate that thought leadership is much more than a buzz word.

Thought Leaders Create an Impact

  • Professor Margie Rosenberg participated in a collaborative effort to develop a model to predict incidence and mortality of women with breast cancer in Wisconsin.
  • Professor Rosenberg, as a member of a team of women's health researchers, helped develop the Center of Excellence in Women’s Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also served as the statistician who evaluated the climate in the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
  • Professor Dan Anderson pioneered the academic discipline of of sustainability risk management. He co-founded the Center for Business, Environment & Social Responsibility (BESR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Professor Joan Schmit's research on law and economics related to insurability and safety has informed both insurance companies and government.

Thought Leaders Share Their Expertise with Business and Government

  • Professor Anderson has testified in front of numerous federal and state congressional committees regarding environmental issues, such as atomic energy.
  • Professor Mark Browne testified before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on the future of the National Flood Insurance Program.
  • Professor Browne serves as an expert witness in complex tort cases; he calculates damages and successfully defends his estimates.
  • Professor Edward W. (Jed) Frees served as an actuarial representative to the Social Security Advisory Board's Technical Panel on Methods and Assumptions.

Thought Leaders Advance Their Professional Disciplines

  • ASRMI faculty are active members of of professional societies that advance the disciplines of actuarial science, risk management and insurance.
  • Faculty members have published their research in more than 90 different academic and professional journals. The wide-range impact of faculty's research has increased professional opportunities for those with a degree in actuarial science, risk management and insurance.
  • The Wisconsin School of Business' ASRMI Program hosts a speaker series, giving thought leaders an opportunity to share their knowledge.

Thought Leaders Serve as Teachers and Mentors

  • More than 200 students are pursing a major in Actuarial Science or Risk Management and Insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business. Faculty teach courses, advise students outside of the classroom, and provide leadership to student clubs.
  • Our faculty have received numerous university-wide and nation-wide awards for teaching excellence.
  • Professor Rosenberg received the Doris Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring.