Chookaszian Prize in Risk Management

The Chookaszian Prize in Risk Management is an award given annually to faculty at the Kellogg School of Management for their innovative research in the area of risk management.

The Kellogg School is grateful to Dennis Chookaszian for his generosity in establishing the Prize. Mr. Chookaszian has spent his career in the area of risk management. He is committed to the area of risk management and believes that it is an area that merits further academic exploration. Mr. Chookaszian served as Chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance from 1992 to 1999 and as Chairman and CEO of mPower, a registered investment advisor, from 1999 to 2001. In addition, Mr. Chookaszian has served as director and/or trustee for a variety of academic, business, and civic organizations, including Northwestern University, the American Council of Life Insurance, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the Foundation for Health Enhancement, and the Boy Scouts of America.

From 2001 to 2009 the Chookaszian Prize in Risk Management was an award of $10,000 given annually to the student or group of students at the Kellogg School of Management who wrote the best paper in the area of financial risk management.

See the list of student winners from 2001-2009