James Kurt Dew

James Kurt Dew began his career as a financial economist for the Federal Reserve. Later, as a research economist at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, he participated in the creation of financial futures, beginning with the introduction of Eurodollar and Standard and Poors futures at the CME, the first futures contracts to value an index. Following his time at CME, he became the manager of interest rate swap and futures arbitrage while serving as President of Manufacturers Hanover Futures, one of the first bank subsidiaries to clear futures.

Today he teaches and writes about market-based innovation. He also writes about market micro-structure, monetary policy, bank regulation, and performance of bank stocks.

He served as a contractor to the military in Afghanistan and Iraq, during the wars there.

He has taught much of the standard finance and economics curriculum during service on the faculties of Northwestern University, Chicago; City University of New York, New York; Isik University and Istanbul Tech Universities, Istanbul, Turkey; Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia; Monterrey Tech – Queretaro campus, Mexico; Miami Dade College, Miami; The National Banking Institute, Pune, India; and Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

He is a general partner of Leviathan, a bank risk management advisory firm.