Interactive Natural Hazard Risk Dashboard for Mortgages Now Live via UMD's Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium

The Smith School launched the Mortgage Natural Hazard Analyzer, a Tableau-based tool developed by Clifford Rossi and Master of Quantitative Finance students to assess U.S. homeowners’ mortgage risk from 18 climate-related hazards, providing policymakers, lenders, and insurers with interactive, data-driven insights to inform decisions nationwide.

Over 100 Advisory Council Members Collaborate and Build Community at the Fourth Annual Gathering

More than 100 industry advisors and alumni gathered at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business for the fourth annual Advisory Council Day, sharing insights, mentoring students, and strengthening connections across the school’s undergraduate and graduate programs.

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Traditional valuation tools like Discounted Cash Flow and Net Present Value treat decision-making as fixed, but real-world strategy is anything but static. In this virtual mock class, led by Mike Cichello, Academic Director of the Master of Finance and Master of Quantitative Finance programs, you’ll explore how Real Options analysis brings flexibility into the equation and helps managers and investors adapt to uncertainty, react to new information, and seize opportunities as they arise.

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This one-hour mock class will introduce how data analytics is reshaping accounting. Using practical cases, it will show how professionals apply key techniques—such as ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), data visualization, and process automation—to gain insights, improve decisions, and boost efficiency in areas like audit, financial analysis, and tax. The class includes about 45 minutes of interactive lecture, followed by a Q&A.

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SERC Student Project Takes Center Stage at Google Higher Ed Leader Series Conference

Krisha Chheda, ’25 MQF, presented a Google-sponsored credit risk project at Google’s Higher Ed Leader Series, highlighting Smith master’s students’ use of AI to analyze banking and fintech practices through the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium’s experiential learning program.

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