- Biography
- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Professor Kenneth Abbott retired from the position as America’s Chief Risk Officer at Barclays Bank in 2018. Prior to that he was Chief Operating Officer (COO) for all Firm Risk at Morgan Stanley, a position he held for over nine years. While at Morgan Stanley he covered Commodities, Rates, FX, Retail and Emerging Markets businesses, and was CRO for Morgan Stanley’s buy-side activity.
He also spent 14 years at Bankers Trust in a number of trading, research and risk management roles. He spent over 5 years at Bank of America in several senior Market Risk Management roles. Abbott currently sits on the Boards of the New Jersey Scholars Program, the Harvard Club of New Jersey, and CGU’s Financial Engineering Program, where he has recently been appointed as a Senior Fellow.
Ken Abbott has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University; a Master of Arts in Economics and Master of Science in Statistics and Operations Research from New York University. He is an avid musician, playing clarinet, saxophone, oboe, English horn, and tuba.
Education
M.S., Statistics and Operations Research, New York University / Stern School of Business United States
M.A., Economics, New York University United States
B.A., Economics, Harvard College Cambridge MA
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Fall 2023 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Fall 2023 | LAW | 3230 | Control Functions in Financial |
| Spring 2023 | LAW | 3240 | The Regulation of Financial Ma |
| Spring 2023 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Spring 2023 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Spring 2023 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Fall 2022 | FYS | 1000 | Freshman Seminar |
| Fall 2022 | FIN | 6002H | Honors Course in Finance II |
| Fall 2022 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Fall 2022 | LAW | 3230 | Control Functions in Financial |
| Fall 2022 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Spring 2022 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Spring 2022 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Spring 2022 | LAW | 3240 | The Regulation of Financial Ma |
| Spring 2022 | FIN | 6001H | Honors Course in Finance |
| Fall 2021 | FYS | 1000 | Freshman Seminar |
| Fall 2021 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Fall 2021 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Fall 2021 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Fall 2021 | FIN | 6001H | Honors Course in Finance |
| Spring 2021 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Spring 2021 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Spring 2021 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Spring 2021 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Fall 2020 | FYS | 1000 | Freshman Seminar |
| Fall 2020 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Fall 2020 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Fall 2020 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Summer 2020 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
| Spring 2020 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Spring 2020 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Spring 2020 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Spring 2020 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Fall 2019 | MTH | 9882 | Fixed Income Risk Management |
| Fall 2019 | FIN | 3093 | Special Topics in Finance |
| Fall 2019 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Fall 2019 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Summer 2019 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
| Spring 2019 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Spring 2019 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Fall 2018 | LAW | 3093 | Special Topics in Law |
| Fall 2018 | BUS | 4093H | Honors Special Topics in Bus |
| Spring 2018 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Fall 2017 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2017 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Spring 2016 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Fall 2015 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2015 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2015 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Spring 2015 | MTH | 9900 | Special Topics in Mathematics |
| Fall 2014 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2014 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2014 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Fall 2013 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2013 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2013 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Fall 2012 | MTH | 9903 | Capstone Project/Pre |
| Spring 2012 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
| Spring 2011 | MTH | 9845 | Mrkt & Credit Risk Mgmt |
Artistic and Creative Activities
Abbott, K. (2019). Baruch Spring Musical 2019. Baruch.
Abbott, K. (2013).
Journal Articles
Abbott, K. (1993). Characteristics of Fluctuations in Wheat Prices. Bankers Trust Company, 113.
Abbott, K. (1992). Wheat - Product Descriptions and Milling Processes. Bankers Trust Company, 97. 8.
Abbott, K. (1991). The Correlation Structure of Crude Oil Prices. Bankers Trust Company, 35. 9.
Abbott, K., & Kenneh, G. (1988). Internal journal article. Bankers Trust Company, 35. 12.
Presentations
Abbott, K. (2021, February 24). Public interest in profit: big Pharma and the COVID-19 vaccine roll out. Panel on Vaccine Ethics. Online: Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity.
Abbott, K. (2020, December 4). A Conversation with CS Venkatakrishnan. Baruch Zoom Call with Barclays Head of Markets Business. Zoom: Starr Center.
Abbott, K. (2020, June 1). Careers in Finance. Starr Center Job Coaching. Online: Starr Center.
Abbott, K. (2019, December 4). many (dozens). Various conferences. US, UK, Germany: GARP, RiskMinds, several others.
Other Scholarly Works
Abbott, K. (2018). Master's Degree Programs in Risk Management.
In Progress.| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Zicklkin | 2021-06-01 | |
| Award for Teaching Excellence | Zicklin School of Business | 2021 | Award for Teaching Excellence presented May, 2021 |
| award for "tireless and passionate to the graduates of the Baruch MFE Program" | Baruch College | 2012 | recognition of success teaching and coaching students |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Honors Thesis Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Zicklin Dean Search Committee | Committee Member | 6/30/2023 | |
| Scholarship Committee | Committee Member | 3/1/2020 |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honors Committee | Committee Member | 8/28/2020 | Present |
| Disciplinary Committee | Committee Member | 8/28/2020 | Present |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) | volunteer | New York | United States | 4/1/2014 | Present | |
| SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) | volunteer | New Jersey | United States | 3/1/2018 | Present |
Public
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ Scholars Program | Board Member | New Jersey | United States | 6/1/2011 | Present | State |
| American Corporate Partners | volunteer | New York | United States | 6/1/2010 | Present | Regional |
| Financial Services Volunteer Corps | Volunteer Expert | New York | United States | 9/1/2019 | Present | International |
| Grameen Foundation | Expert Volunteer | DC | United States | 11/1/2021 | 2/1/2022 | International |