Profile Summary

Mark T. Williams is a risk management practitioner and academic with two decades of experience. Since 2002, he has been on the Finance & Economics Faculty at Boston University and currently holds the academic rank of Executive-in-Residence/Master Lecturer. Prior to teaching, he worked as a senior trading floor executive, a bank trust officer and as a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank. He is particularly experienced relating to risk management in the energy trading, banking industry and derivative matters involving the capital markets. In addition to his teaching duties at the graduate as well as undergraduate level, his expertise is called on frequently by national media. He has also been a guest columnist for Forbes.com, Reuters.com and the Boston Globe. In 2010 he published Uncontrolled Risk (McGraw Hill), a book examining the root causes of the financial crisis and the rise and fall of investment banking giant Lehman Brothers. Outside of academics, he conducts risk management seminars, has provided consulting for various Fortune 500 companies, and is a senior advisor at the Brattle Group. On several occasions, he has also been an expert witness in various corporate cases involving risk management matters.

  • Education Open or Close

    MBA, Boston University School of Business, Finance, 1993.

    BS, University of Delaware, Finance, 1985.

  • Current CoursesOpen or Close

    SMG FE442 A1 Money, Financial Markets & Economic Activity

    SMG FE442 C1 Money, Financial Markets & Economic Activity

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    Other Publications:

      Williams, M., (2012). High-Risk Finance Nothing to Bank On.: Boston Hearld .

      Williams, M., (2012). Dodd-Frank and Consumers Win BIg.: Boston Hearld .

      Williams, M., (2012). Corporate Crime Still Pays.: Boston Hearld .

  • Research PresentationsOpen or Close

    Invited Lectures:

      Williams, M., (Author Only), Association of Corporate Counsel, Risk Management For Lawyers, Association of Corporate Counsel, Florida/California. (May 21, 2012).

      Williams, M., (Author Only), Boston Federal Reserve Bank, Lessons Not Yet Learned from the Fall of Lehman Brothers, FED/PRMIA, Boston. (April 6, 2012).

  • Conference ActivitiesOpen or Close

      Banking Risk Management, FED/PRMIA, Risk Management, Committee Chair. (February 6, 2012 - April 6, 2012).

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    TV

      Financial Crisis, 11/01/2008, Reuters.
      Financial and Energy Related - Amaranth Advisors LLC., TXU etc, 09/01/2007, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, NECN.

    Radio

      Financial Crisis- Bailout, 10/01/08, KCBS.
      Numerous Broadcasts, 01/01/07, Bloomberg Radio.
      Amaranth Advisors LLC., trading debacle, energy price volatility, 09/01/06, Bloomberg News.
      Energy and Banking Related - Various Broadcasts, 09/01/06.