Senior Lecturer About Thomas Coleman Thomas Coleman, PhD'84, is focused on teaching students about financial markets. In 2012 Coleman returned to the University of Chicago, first as Executive Director and Senior Advisor at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics and then in 2015 as lecturer at Harris. Prior to returning to the University of Chicago, Coleman worked in the finance industry for over twenty years, with considerable experience in trading, risk management, and quantitative modeling. Positions included head of Quantitative Analysis and Risk Control at Moore Capital Management, LLC; a director and founding member of Aequilibrium Investments, Ltd., a London-based hedge fund manager; roles on the sell side in fixed income derivatives research and trading at TMG Financial Products, Lehman Brothers, and S.G. Warburg in London. Coleman is the author of Quantitative Risk Management, published by Wiley and A Practical Guide to Risk Management published by the Research Foundation of the CFA Institute. Before entering the financial industry, Coleman was an academic, teaching graduate and undergraduate economics and finance at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Coleman earned his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago, and his BA in physics from Harvard. Contact Information Room 3037 tscoleman@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Personal webpage Recent News University of Chicago Initiative Will Explore Equity and Effectiveness of America's 911 System Wed., April 14, 2021 Harris Public Policy Releases 2021 Career Outcomes Report Mon., April 12, 2021 More news Upcoming Events Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program Information Session Wed., April 14, 2021 | 6:30 PM A link will be sent to registered guests Chicago, IL 60637 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholar Virtual Drop In Thu., April 15, 2021 | 12:30 PM A link will be sent to registered guests Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events
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