R. Christopher Whalen is co-founder and managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics (http://institutionalriskanalytics.com/), where he is responsible for sales, business development and editorial activities. He has worked as an investment banker, research analyst and journalist for more than two decades, covering sectors including technology and financial institutions.

After a decade providing risk management and loan workout services to multinational companies and government agencies operating in Latin America, Mr. Whalen in 1997 became an investment banker in the M&A group of Bear, Stearns & Co. and later Prudential Securities, where he focused on the technology sector.

In addition to editing the newsletter, The Institutional Risk Analyst, Mr. Whalen contributes regularly to publications such as Barron's, The International Economy and The American Banker. Mr. Whalen is a member of Professional Risk Managers International Association and authors a blog on regulation and risk management on the www.primia.org (http://www.primia.org/) web site.

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