Craig Pirrong is a Professor of Finance at Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. Dr. Pirrong is also the Energy Markets Director at the Global Energy Management Institute. Prior to joining Bauer College, Dr. Pirrong held teaching positions at the Michigan Business School, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, and Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Pirrong joined the Bauer College faculty after teaching at the Michigan Business School, the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago, the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, and Oklahoma State University. He worked in private industry for Lexecon, Inc. and GNP Commodities, and has also done consulting for OM, Warenterminbörse, Deutsche Terminbörse, Eurex, the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Stock Exchange, several electric utilities, and the FHLBB. His research focuses on the economics of derivatives markets and risk management. He has a PhD, an MBA, and a BA from the University of Chicago.
