Richard Bookstaber
Richard Bookstaber is a financial industry veteran with extensive risk management experience at Morgan Stanley, Salomon Brothers, and Citigroup before becoming a hedge fund portfolio manager.
He holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and combines quantitative expertise with hands-on trading experience.
Currently serving as Chief Risk Officer at University of California Board of Regents and senior advisor at the US Treasury's Financial Stability Oversight Council, he witnessed major financial crises firsthand, including the 1987 crash, LTCM collapse, and events leading to 2008.
His book, published in 2007, gained recognition for anticipating the financial crisis through its analysis of market fragility.
