Vaibhav Anand

Vaibhav Anand is an Assistant Professor in the Greenberg School of Risk Management at St. John’s University’s Peter J. Tobin College of Business. His research focuses on decision-making under risk and uncertainty, particularly how forecasts influence risk financing and adaptation strategies. He combines empirical and theoretical methods to analyze organizational and individual responses to forecast information.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• PGDM (Finance), Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
• B.Tech. (Engineering Physics), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Research Interests: Insurance economics, weather forecasts in risk management, and the evolving impact of forecasting technologies on adaptation strategies. His work bridges theoretical models and real-world applications in risk financing.

Articles: Recent research includes analyzing vehicle crash patterns linked to forecast lead times and exploring how improved prediction technologies reshape optimal risk adaptation. These studies emphasize practical implications for policy and resource allocation.

Teaching: Courses include Principles of Risk Management, Corporate Risk Management, and Applications of Analytics in Risk Management.

Professional Background: Prior to academia, he worked for nine years in financial services risk management, specializing in credit risk analytics and structured risk transfer products.