Speaker Series
In this series of virtual conversations, leaders and working professionals are invited to speak to students and the Loyola community about specific topics related to insurance, financial services, and general business-related sectors.
You can revisit past presentations here. This series is hosted by the Risk Management and Insurance Center and Quinlan's Department of Finance.

December 4, 2023 | Online
Launching a Bank: Capital, Regulatory, and Risk Considerations
Featuring Maria Tabrizi, EVP, chief risk officer, and chief technology officer at First Women’s Bank and member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.
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February 5, 2024 | Online
Sanctions Matter: An Intro to Economic Sanctions
Featuring Mycal Ford, risk and compliance professional at McKinsey.
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February 26, 2024 | Online
Finding your Footing in the Global Property Re/Insurance Marketplace
Featuring Meghan Merris, broker at CRC Insurance Services and alumna of Loyola University Chicago.
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March 4, 2024 | Online
Reconfiguring the Risk Management Frontier: Managing to Risk Appetite
Featuring Varun Agarwal, issue management director at Western Alliance Bank.
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March 25, 2024 | Online
Managing the Enterprise Risk in Institutional Investment Portfolios
Featuring Katharine Wyatt, chief investment officer at Loyola University Chicago.
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April 15, 2024 | Online
ERM Development, Implementation, and Necessary Evolution in the Real Estate Sector
Featuring Erik Heuser, chief corporate operations officer at Taylor Morrison, the fifth largest real estate firm in the U.S.
REGISTERIn this series of virtual conversations, leaders and working professionals are invited to speak to students and the Loyola community about specific topics related to insurance, financial services, and general business-related sectors.
You can revisit past presentations here. This series is hosted by the Risk Management and Insurance Center and Quinlan's Department of Finance.