Mohammad Soltani-Nejad joined the PhD program in risk management & insurance in 2021. Prior to joining Fox School of Business, he spent five years working in capital markets advisory firms in Iran focused on structured debt securities and private equity. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Tehran, a master’s degree in finance from Shahid Beheshti University, and a master’s degree in risk management & risk analytics from St. John’s University. His current research interests are insurance economics, financial institutions, and political economy.