Stephen Kiser

Stephen Kiser is a Lecturer I in Executive Education at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He concurrently serves as a Regional Economist at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), where he has worked for over 15 years, focusing on identifying and addressing systemic risks to the U.S. banking industry.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy (with a Graduate Certificate in Legislative Studies), Georgetown University
  • M.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of Texas at Dallas
  • B.S. in Agricultural Business and Economics, Auburn University

His research interests span public policy, political economy, agricultural economics, and risk management in banking. He has authored articles in journals like the Journal of Cooperatives and Journal of Agricultural Lending, and contributes to industry-specific publications. Kiser is also actively involved in teaching, having instructed undergraduate and graduate courses at UTD since 2009, and frequently speaks at national conferences for organizations such as the Independent Community Bankers Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

• Awards:
  • Chairman’s Excellence Award (FDIC, 2012 and 2006)
  • EPPS Comet Teaching Award Nomination (UTD, 2012)
  • Special Achievement in GIS Award (ESRI, 2006)
  • Presidential Management Fellows Program (2000)

Outside academia, his work at the FDIC emphasizes aggregate risk analysis and policy development to safeguard the banking sector. He collaborates with federal agencies like the Farm Credit Administration and state organizations such as the New Mexico Association of Counties.