Founder's Biography: Yuval Bar-Or

Dr. Yuval Bar-Or is a leading expert in decision-making in the context of risk. He is an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School, where he teaches finance.

Yuval Bar-Or has lectured extensively in academic and professional settings on the subjects of decision making, risk management, and financial literacy. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Yuval Bar-Or has been quoted in various media, including BusinessWeek, Treasury & Risk, the Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, and the Journal of Labor Economics.

In 1998, Yuval Bar-Or established The Light Brigade in the belief that enlightened decisions – those made with better knowledge of facts and consequences – will result in lower personal and corporate risk. His company consults in the areas of financial literacy education and corporate credit risk. He is an active blogger and the author of several books.

Prior to launching The Light Brigade, Dr. Bar-Or held senior strategy and operations roles with some of the world's leading risk management firms, including KMV and Algorithmics. His roles have included managerial responsibilities in New York, Toronto, London, Singapore, and Australia.

His first book, Leveraging People for a Corporate Turnaround: Leadership and Management Guidance for Organizational Change, touches on the importance of good decision-making skills for corporate leaders. His second book, Is a PhD for Me? Life inside the Ivory Tower: A Cautionary Guide for Aspiring Doctoral Students, is set in the academic world. His third book, on financial literacy and investments, is expected in early 2010.

Born in the USA, he spent over a decade in Israel and Canada, where he completed three university degrees at McMaster University. He lives in the Eastern United States, and is currently pursuing a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

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