Bernadette Minton

Dr. Bernadette Minton is Chair of the Department of Finance at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, the Arthur E. Shepard Endowed Professor in Insurance, and Interim Executive Director of The Risk Institute.

Prior to her appointment as department chair in 2016, Dr. Minton served as the inaugural Academic Director of The Risk Institute since its inception in October 2013, as well as its Interim Executive Director. During her tenure, she oversaw growth in The Risk Institute’s profile and its corporate participation. She worked closely with the Institute’s advisory board in coordinating and leading The Risk Institute’s outreach, research and curriculum activities.

Dr. Minton’s research spans a variety of areas within corporate finance, with particular emphasis on risk management, corporate governance and financial institutions. Her research has been published and highly cited in leading financial economics journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, as well as the financial press. As a leader in her area of scholarship, Dr. Minton has been recognized for both her research output and her impact in the classroom teaching. She is a recipient of the Pace Setters Faculty Research Award and Pace Setters Undergraduate teaching Award and is Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics Research Fellow.

During her time at Ohio State Dr. Minton has developed a number of successful courses in the Undergraduate program. She currently teaches risk management to Fisher undergraduate students and works with future finance thought leaders in the Department of Finance’s PhD program. Dr. Minton also is currently actively involved in the college’s Fintech Initiative, leading the development of the undergraduate Fintech Immersion Program and Student Fintech Innovation Competition.