Summary
Joe Byers is a finance academic and practitioner with 25+ years of experience designing quantitative risk frameworks and teaching advanced finance and financial engineering topics. As Advisor for the Masters of Quantitative Finance at Oklahoma State University and former Senior Director of Risk in industry, he blends classroom pedagogy with hands-on model development, validation, and governance across energy and trading businesses. He has led creation of enterprise model risk management policies, implemented portfolio analytics systems, and built quantitative frameworks used for credit, VaR, and structured-product valuation. Joe’s work spans academia and industry—from developing student investment funds and online capstone courses to securing multi-million dollar financing through storage option strategies—demonstrating a rare ability to translate research into commercial risk solutions. Known for combining econometrics, math, and programming (SAS/Python) with strategic leadership, he emphasizes diverse perspectives to drive creative, auditable financial decisions. Based in the Tulsa metro area, he is available for consulting and seminars that bridge cutting-edge analytics and practical risk governance.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mathematics, BS, Mathematics at Fort Hays State University
PhD, Finance, PhD, Finance at Oklahoma State University