M. Moshe Porat, Ph.D., CPCU, Dean
The Fox School of Business and Management
Temple University
Dr.
M. Moshe Porat is the dean of The Fox School of Business and Management
and dean of the School of Tourism and Hospitality at Temple University.
He is also the 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.
Prior to his academic work, Dr. Porat served as deputy general manager of Ihud Insurance Group, a large international risk management and insurance firm and as an economic and financial consultant. Dr. Porat authored several monographs and numerous articles on captives and their use in risk management, self-insurance and other financial topics. He serves on the Board of Directors of Penn-America Group Inc., and Global Technologies, Inc. and is a Board Member of America-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, The Pennsylvania Economy League and High Tech High Charter School.
Dr. Porat has received several awards for excellence in research and economic and international business initiatives. In 1998, he received the Philadelphia Mayor's Citation for his activities in connection with international programs. The Academy of International Business for his leadership and contributions to international business programs and research selected him as the 2001 International Dean of the Year . He was also awarded the 2002 Adam Smith Leadership Award for Academic Excellence and Educational Leadership by Economic Pennsylvania.
He received his undergraduate degree in economics and statistics from Tel Aviv University and his MBA from the Recanati Graduate School of Management at Tel Aviv University. He completed his doctoral work at Temple University.