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Sep 19, 2022

Risk and Analytics Grad Student Looks Forward, Gives Back

In her current role, Amy Bandy uses analytics to optimize digital tools that improve experiences for doctors and patients. After discovering how many factors go into making important decisions, coupled with a drive to become a more effective leader, she decided to enroll in the Master of Management, Risk and Analytics program.

Sep 15, 2022

Leveling Up With Jenkins Career Management Center

Read about how the Jenkins Career Management Center (CMC) helps our Master of Management students land their dream jobs by offering highly-customized services that address each of their individual needs and goals.

Sep 14, 2022

Top Risks: Fighting the Upskill Battle

Garrett Petraia, chief security officer and vice president of global security and resilience at Levi Strauss & Co, discusses the risk organizations face with keeping employees up to speed with technological advances, as well as strategies to address this challenge.

Aug 29, 2022

Poole College Welcomes New Cohorts of Graduate Program Students

Following their summer orientations, Poole College welcomes five new cohorts of students into our graduate programs.

Aug 23, 2022

Raleigh Native and Civic FCU Executive Joins Pack, Dives Into Risk and Analytics

New MRA student Pete VanGraafeiland aims to acquire expertise in risk management and analytics to improve customer experiences at Civic FCU, an innovative digital-only (branch-less) credit union.

Aug 12, 2022

New AI Meets Profit, Risk Goals for Complex Financial Portfolios

The AI meets investment risk and return goals for large-scale portfolios containing hundreds of assets.

Aug 2, 2022

Risk and Analytics Grad Student Climbs Ladder, Closes Disparities

A Raleigh native and NC State alumna, Tracy Edwards has accomplished a lot during her 23-year career – most of which has been in the pharmaceutical industry based in Durham, N.C. And as she looks ahead to the future, she still has a few tricks up her sleeve – which is what led her to Poole College of Management’s Master of Management, Risk and Analytics (MRA) program.

Jul 29, 2022

Bruce Branson Advises Businesses to Understand Sustainability Risks

Bruce Branson, professor of accounting, encourages businesses and consumers to pay more attention to environmental, social, and governance risks and to pursue open communication between risk leaders and the board of directors.

Jul 20, 2022

Business Analytics and Data Science: What’s the Difference?

While often used interchangeably, data science is not synonymous with business analytics. Learn the difference between the two, and which path may be more suited for your professional background and career goals.

Jul 19, 2022

Report Reveals Risk Management Processes in U.S. Organizations are Not Keeping Pace with Growing Risks

A new report issued today by the AICPA and the ERM Initiative found that 65 percent of senior finance leaders agree that the volume and complexity of corporate risks have changed “mostly” or “extensively” over the last five years.