M. Moshe Porat
M. Moshe Porat is both Dean of the Fox School of Business and the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. He is the former Chair holder of the Joseph E. Boettner Professorship in Risk Management & Insurance and the former Chairman of the Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Department.
Earlier, Dr. Porat served as Deputy General Manager of Ihud Insurance Group.
As a researcher, he authored several monographs and numerous articles on captives and their use in risk management, self-insurance and other financial topics. He has served as an expert witness and as a consultant to governments and many public and private organizations.
Active in the community, he is a board member of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the Pennsylvania Economy League, Mastery High Charter School, and Committee Chair for the Philadelphia Education Advisory Taskforce Committee of Finance, Resources and Fiscal Impact. He also served on the Board of Directors of United America Indemnity, Ltd. and the Board of Advisers of Samsung Fire and the Marine Insurance Company of Korea. He was also Chairperson for the Mayor of Philadelphia’s Transition Committee on the New Economy and Economic Growth.
His professional designations include being a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). He is also a member of ARIA (American Risk and Insurance Association), IIS (International Insurance Society), RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society) and the Society of CPCU.
Awards he has won for excellence in research include the 1998 Philadelphia Mayor's Citation for his work with international programs. In 2001, he was selected as the “International Dean of the Year” by the Academy of International Business; and in 2002, he won the Adam Smith Leadership Award for Academic Excellence and Educational Leadership from Economic Pennsylvania. In 2006, he was the Guest of Honor at the Lubavitch of Bucks County 15th Anniversary Dinner in recognition of his leadership at Temple and across the Philadelphia community.
Dr. Porat received his undergraduate degree in economics and statistics, with distinction, from Tel Aviv University; his MBA (Magna Cum Laude) from Tel Aviv University and his doctoral degree from Temple University.