Meet The Disruptors: Stanley J Kon of Ripsaw On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry

Financial Literacy: It should be obvious that financial literacy is a life skill. It is more than just knowing what financial products are available. It is how to make the best financial decisions.

Stanley J. Kon is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fixed Income (2001-Present) and Chairman of Ripsaw LLC.

Professor Kon has had a 25-year academic career at the University of Michigan, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Duke University and a 15-year career in institutional investment management as Principal, EVP, Director of Research and Co-Director of the Investment Management Group at Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

He has published articles in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Fixed Income, and Financial Analysts Journal.

Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?

In the last year of my undergraduate chemical engineering degree, I was exposed to courses in economics and…