Dr. Paul Dunmore, Advisor/Consultant - Accounting. Ph.D in theoretical physics and MBA in accounting. Research work includes the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to accounting-related problems, economics of auditing, the statistics of financial ratios, distress prediction and audit efficiency. Read more...
Dr. Paul Dunmore, Advisor/Consultant - Accounting. Dr. Dunmore is a Research Professor in the School of Accountancy at Massey University in New Zealand. Prior to this, he had been an Associate Professor of Accounting at Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, and had worked for several years as a programmer. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MBA in accounting, both from McMaster University in Canada, and is a Certified Management Accountant. He teaches courses in research methods, advanced financial accounting, advanced management accounting and advanced accounting information systems. His research work includes the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to accounting-related problems. He has applied this expertise to study the economics of auditing, the statistics of financial ratios, distress prediction, audit efficiency, distributions of personal incomes and tax policy.
Dr Adolf Stroombergen, Advisor/Consultant - Econometrics and Modeling. PhD in general equilibrium modeling and 25 years of experience in economic consulting, specializing in economic modeling and econometrics included forecasting and estimating empirical relationships in the areas of corporate credit risk and organizational structure. Read more...
Dr Adolf Stroombergen, Advisor/Consultant - Econometrics and Modeling. Dr. Stroombergen is Chief Economist and Partner at Infometrics in Wellington, New Zealand. He has a PhD in general equilibrium modeling and 25 years of experience in economic consulting, specializing in economic modeling, econometrics and public policy research in areas such as education, taxation, savings and retirement, energy, trade and transport. His econometric work has included forecasting and estimating empirical relationships in the areas of gaming, welfare benefit migration, corporate credit risk and organizational Structure. He has developed micro-simulation models of savings and the NZ Tertiary Student Loan scheme. He has been a member of the Advisory Committee on Economic Statistics since 1996 and he is an Expert Reviewer for the International Panel on Climate Change Working Group II Fourth Assessment report.
Dr. Herbert I. London, Advisor. Dr. London is president of the Hudson Institute, a world renowned think-tank in Washington DC. He is the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University. And he was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. Read more...
Dr. Herbert I. London, Advisor. Dr. London is president of the Hudson Institute, a world renowned think-tank in Washington DC. He is the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University. And he was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. He is currently on the Hudson Institute Board of Directors; the Board of Directors of the National Chamber Foundation; the Board of Directors of the International Transportation Systems; the Board of Trustees for Merrill Lynch Assets Management, the Board of Directors of the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation, the Board of Trustees of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the Board of Advisors of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc., the Editorial Advisory Board for the Texas Education Review, the Executive Advisory Board for the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City Cultural Affairs Commission, American History and Civics Advisory Board, and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. He formerly served on the Board of Governors at St. John's College and the Board of Overseers at the Center for Naval Analyses.
Kathleen A. Corbet, Advisor. Ms. Corbet has over 25 years in global leadership experience in the financial services industry - most recently as President of Standard & Poor’s (S&P) from 2004-2007 and previously at AllianceBernstein L.P., where she served as Executive Vice President and CEO of the Alliance Fixed Income division. Read more...
Kathleen A. Corbet, Advisor. Ms.Corbet is the founder and principal of Cross Ridge Capital, LLC, a firm specializing in private equity investing and strategic consulting in the alternative energy and financial information industries. In addition to being an investor and advisor for Rapid Ratings, Ms.Corbet serves as a member of the Board of Directors of MassMutual and as an advisor to BNE Energy Inc., InfoEx Inc., and StarVest Partners L.P. She also serves as a member of the Board of Finance in New Canaan, CT, the Investment Advisory Committee of the New York Community Trust, and the Chairman’s Council of Pro Mujer, an international microfinance and women’s development organization. Ms. Corbet graduated from Boston College with a B.S. in Marketing and Computer Science and received her M.B.A. in Finance (with distinction) from New York University's Stern School of Business. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Boston College, the Dean’s Executive Board at New York University Stern School of Business and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and The Economic Club of New York.
