Russell Walker
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Russell Walker

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Dr. Russell Walker helps companies develop strategies to manage Risk and harness value through Analytics and Big Data. He is Director of Experiential Learning in Analytics and Associate Teaching Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business of the University of Washington, where he teaches courses on on Big Data and Analytics, Strategic Data-Driven Marketing, Enterprise Risk Management, and Data Science. Previously, he served as Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. He was awarded the Kellogg Impact award by Kellogg MBA students for excellence and impact in teaching. His is the author of the recent and award-winning text "From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics" (Oxford University Press, 2015) and the award-winning text "Winning with Risk Management" (World Scientific Publishing, 2013), which examines the principles and practice of risk management through business case studies. He authored the chapter Operational Risk in Insurance, as part of Risk Management in Financial Institutions (Euromoney, 2013). He has also authored many popular business cases, and the Aspen Institute, Harvard Business School Press, and the Bank of England (among others) have recognized his cases for excellence in showcasing lessons in risk management and analytics. Dr. Walker has led executive programs in Latin America and the Gulf States. His International Business Strategy research includes a comprehensive study of medical tourism opportunities for Turkey and an analysis for tourism transformation in Mexico by the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico. He frequently speaks on the opportunities with the emerging global middle class and demographic shifts driving changes in international markets. He has been invited to speak at various leading international organizations including the US State Department, the World Bank, and the International Finance Corporation. He serves on the Scientific and Technical Council for the Menus of Change, an initiative led by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Culinary Institute of America, to develop healthier and more environmentally sound food choices. He was a member of the board of the Education and Technology Committee to the Morton Arboretum. He was a board member of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where he developed support programs for Hispanic entrepreneurs and worked with US senators on US Latino matters. He is often quoted in the Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, the International Herald Tribune, the Washington Post, and CNN among other news media, and has been invited to share his perspective internationally at the IESE Business School in Spain, the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, and the Indian School of Business in India. More at russellwalkerphd.com and bigdatatobigprofits.com
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