Hearing: The Risks of Financial Modeling: VaR and the Economic Meltdown

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building

Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Hearing:
The Risks of Financial Modeling: VaR and the Economic Meltdown

Witnesses
Panel 1:
Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Dr. Richard Bookstaber, Financial Author

Panel 2:
Dr. Gregg Berman, Head of Risk Business, RiskMetrics Group

Dr. James G. Rickards, Senior Managing Director, Omnis Inc.

Mr. Christopher Whalen, Managing Director, Institutional Risk Analytics

Dr. David Colander, Christian A. Johnston Distinguished Professor of Economics, Middlebury College


111th Congress