Dr. Yuval Bar-Or
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or is a leading expert in decision-making in the context of risk. He is an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School, where he teaches finance. Yuval is the author of three books, the most recent of which is Play to Prosper: The Small Investor's Survival Guide.
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or has lectured extensively in academic and professional settings on the subjects of decision making, risk management, and financial literacy. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1998, Dr. Bar-Or established The Light Brigade in the belief that enlightened decisions – those made with better knowledge of facts and consequences – will result in lower personal and corporate risk. His company consults in the areas of financial literacy education, decision making, business management, and corporate credit risk.
Prior to launching The Light Brigade, Yuval Bar-Or held senior strategy and operations roles with some of the world's leading risk management firms, including KMV and Algorithmics. His roles have included managerial responsibilities in New York, Toronto, London, Singapore, and Australia.
His first book, Leveraging People for a Corporate Turnaround: Leadership and Management Guidance for Organizational Change, touches on the importance of good decision-making skills for corporate leaders. His second book, Is a PhD for Me? Life inside the Ivory Tower: A Cautionary Guide for Aspiring Doctoral Students, is set in the academic world.
Born in the USA, Yuval spent over a decade in Israel and Canada, where he completed three university degrees at McMaster University. He lives in the Eastern United States, and is currently pursuing a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
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The Light Brigade LLC owns and operates the following websites:
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or’s Publications:
- Bar-Or, Yuval "Rating Agencies Should Get A Death Sentence," Forbes.com, September 24, 2010 .
- Bar-Or, Yuval. Play to Prosper: The Small Investor's Survival Guide. TLB Publishing: Springfield, New Jersey, August 2010.
- Bar-Or, Yuval. Leveraging People for a Corporate Turnaround: Leadership and Management Guidance for Organizational Change. TLB Publishing: Springfield, New Jersey, January 2009.
- Bar-Or, Yuval. Is a PhD for Me? Life Inside the Ivory Tower: A Cautionary Guide for Aspiring Doctoral Students. TLB Publishing: Springfield, New Jersey, May 2009.
- Bar-Or, Yuval D. “Blind Spots in Current Risk Management Practices: Measurement Error,” Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Volume 1 No. 4, December 2008.
- Bar-Or, Yuval D., An Investigation of Expected Financial Distress Costs. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Business, 2000.
- Bar-Or et al., “The Wage Premium to a University Education: 1971-1991,” Journal of Labor Economics 13 (Oct. 1995).
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or’s Professional Networking Links:
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or’s Professional Memberships:
Professional Risk Managers’ International Association
Global Association of Risk Professionals
The Penn Club of New York
Maryland Writers’ Association
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or
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