Thomas Walker

Thomas Walker holds an MBA and PhD degree in Finance from Washington State University. Prior to his academic career, he worked for several years in the German consulting and industrial sector at such firms as Mercedes Benz, Utility Consultants International, Lahmeyer International, Telenet, and KPMG Peat Marwick. His research interests are in banking, emerging risk management, fintech, and sustainable finance, and he has published numerous journal articles in these areas. He is the lead editor of seven books on sustainable financial systems, sustainable real estate, sustainable aviation, environmental policy, emerging risk management, innovations in social finance, and water risk management. Dr. Walker currently serves as the principal investigator on research grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ), and the Global Risk Institute. In 2018, he founded the Emerging Risks Information Centre which conducts targeted research on environmental, technological, and societal risks that affect our world today. In 2021, he became the director for the Jacques Ménard - BMO Centre for Capital Markets at Concordia University and the Concordia University Research Chair in Emerging Risk Management (Tier 1).