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Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
Peter Arkley Institute for Risk Management
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B.A., Pomona College; M.A., University of California, Irvine; J.D., Stanford Law School
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INSIGHT + ANALYSIS
Article: Climate Risk Factors Soar at Largest Public Companies
Kristen Jaconi, Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting, co-authors a piece featuring findings in the December 2022 Deloitte-Arkley Report for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
Quoted: Kristen Jaconi in The Wall Street Journal
Kristen Jaconi, Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting, advises for those looking to project recent risks forward in WSJ piece that also cites the most recent Deloitte-Arkley Report. [paywall]
Interview: Kristen Jaconi in The Wall Street Journal
Kristen Jaconi, Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting, discusses the future of risk management and the role Marshall will play in developing a talent pipeline with WSJ.
Quoted: Kristen Jaconi in Leaders Edge
Kristen Jaconi, Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting, is quoted by Leaders Edge about the role of satellites in risk management.
NEWS + EVENTS
The Rise of Risk Management
As managing risk has become a core component of business strategy, USC Marshall’s Arkley Institute for Risk Management is introducing a new generation of future business leaders to the field through education, mentorship, and jobs.
Awards Season
USC Marshall announced a number of awards to faculty and staff in an end-of-semester virtual ceremony.
RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS
This report, co-authored by the USC Risk Management Program and Deloitte & Touche LLP, analyzed the risk factor disclosures of 439 S&P 500 companies to identify trends during the second year of implementation. Our analysis confirmed our previous two reports that risk factor disclosures were becoming lengthier. The report also analyzed stand-alone climate-related risk factors companies disclosed for the first time this reporting season, noting a significant increase in these disclosures.
This report, co-authored by the USC Risk Management Program and Deloitte & Touche LLP, analyzed the impact of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new risk factor disclosures rule on 439 S&P 500 companies. The report also provided a deep dive analysis into climate change and human capital risk factor disclosures, given the SEC's expected rule-making in these areas. Professor Kristen Jaconi conducted the research with five USC risk management students and co-wrote the report with Deloitte & Touche Principal Dean Kingsley and Deloitte & Touche Manager Matt Solomon.
This report, co-authored by the USC Risk Management Program and Deloitte & Touche LLP, analyzed the impact of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new risk factor disclosures rule on 88 S&P 500 companies. Professor Kristen Jaconi conducted the research with a risk management student and co-wrote the report with Deloitte & Touche Principal Dean Kingsley and Deloitte & Touche Manager Matt Solomon.