Chookaszian Prize in Risk Management

2001-2009

The Chookaszian Prize in Risk Management is an award of $10,000 given -annually to the student or group of students at the Kellogg School of Management who have written the best paper in the area of financial risk management. Papers are nominated by a Kellogg School faculty member and the winner is selected by a committee comprised of faculty and experts in the field. Topics could be, but are not limited to, the areas of derivatives, hedging, insurance and risk management. Papers should be submitted to Professors Robert McDonald and Ravi Jagannathan by June 1, 2010. The prize will be announced in June of 2010.

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.