Professor Kapatos is a risk manager with over thirty years of experience in enterprise risk management, insurance, and strategic planning. Professor Kapatos has served in numerous banking positions in New York and Houston. Professor Kapatos previously held an adjunct professorship at Lehman College at the City University of New York. Professor Kapatos is a Professor of Practice in Risk Management and Insurance and has been a lecturer at Bauer since 2013. In the past, Professor Kapatos has provided consulting services to financial institutions, public entities, and aviation companies. Professor Kapatos has an MBA in finance and corporate accounting from the University of Rochester and holds Texas insurance licenses in property and casualty and life and health. Professor Kapatos regularly speaks at national risk management events and conferences. Professor Kapatos’s mission is to provide students with relevant knowledge about risk management and insurance and promote critical-thinking and problem-solving skills so they can make sound risk-based decisions in their personal lives and for the companies they work with.