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Zero Damages: Court of Claims Agrees with Testimony of David K.A. Mordecai in Rejecting Hank Greenberg’s $40 Billion Damage Claim in AIG Financial Rescue (Starr International v. United States) Litigation
In one of the largest and most closely watched cases arising from the global financial crisis, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and Starr International challenged the United States Government’s financial rescue of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) that began in September 2008 (Starr International Company, Inc. v. The United States). The plaintiffs, represented by David Boies, Chairman
Samantha Kappagoda was Invited to Speak on the Council for Economic Education Vantage Point Panel: Growing Companies, Growing Women Leaders
Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, was invited to speak on a panel sponsored by the Council for Economic Education (CEE) entitled Vantage Point: Growing Companies, Growing Women Leaders. The other panelists were: Lisa Gersh, Chief Executive Officer, Goop Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments Barbara Novick, Vice-Chair and Co-Founder, BlackRock As Lead for the Risk Economics® macroeconomic and
David K.A. Mordecai was Invited to Speak at the AASCIF Mid-Year CEO Conference
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics was invited to speak at the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) Mid-Year CEO Conference on April 30, 2015 in Arlington, VA. David K.A. Mordecai’s presentation was entitled Cyborg Commerce, Pervasive Computing, Cyber-Physical Digitization and the Deep Web: RiskTech Applications of Tertiary Data and Implications for Navigating
Samantha Kappagoda was Invited to Speak on The Economics and Psychology of Individual and Household Financial Decision Making
Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics was invited to speak on a panel jointly sponsored by 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Council for Economic Education (CEE) and Schulte Roth & Zabel. The topic of the event was The Economics and Psychology of Individual and Household Financial Decision Making, and was held during Financial Literacy Month.
GARP Risk Intelligence Interviewed David K.A. Mordecai for an Article on Peer-to-Peer Lending
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Scientist-in-Residence at FinTech Innovation Lab, was interviewed by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Risk Intelligence for an article on peer-to-peer lending, The P2P Explosion: Business Models May Change, but Risks Still Need to Be Managed, written by Katherine Heires. Also interviewed was Linda Kreitzman, Executive Director
Risk Economics Sponsored TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way We Eat 2015
Risk Economics sponsored the fifth annual TEDx Manhattan 2015: Changing the Way We Eat on March 7, 2015. This one-day TEDx event explored the food system as we shift to a more sustainable way of eating and farming. The goal of “Changing the Way We Eat” was to create new synergies, connections and collaborations across disciplines, to
