Dr. Martin Halek is an Associate Professor in Risk Management and Insurance in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Prior, he held academic positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina – Charlotte. He was also a visiting professor at Audencia Nantes School of Management in France. Martin earned his Ph.D. (Insurance and Risk Management) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, his M.S. (Actuarial Science) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his B.A. (Mathematics) from Whitman College. Prior to his academic career, he worked as an actuarial consultant. 

Martin teaches risk management and insurance primarily to undergraduates but also teaches courses in several graduate programs. Martin’s areas of research include insurance economics, insurer ratings and financial markets, insurer loss reserving practices, adverse selection and hazard risk assessment. He has published in top academic journals including the Journal of Risk and Insurance, The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, Forest Policy and Economics and Land Economics. He has received research and teaching awards including the Donald Hardigree Memorial Award for the Outstanding Paper published in the Journal of Insurance Issues and the Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award by the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). 

Outside of academics, Martin enjoys alpine skiing, tennis, travel and volunteering.