Dr. Garven holds appointments at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business as the Frank S. Groner Memorial Chair of Finance, and Professor of Finance & Insurance. He has previously held business school faculty appointments at three other universities: Louisiana State University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Pennsylvania State University.
At Baylor, Dr. Garven teaches courses in finance and risk management, and his research involves the application of finance and economics to the analysis, pricing, and management of risk. He serves as an associate editor for the Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, and is a past President of two academic associations: the American Risk and Insurance Association and the Risk Theory Society.