Glyn Holton is an author and consultant who specializes in financial risk management. With almost twenty years of industry experience, he advises financial institutions and corporations on managing risk in the capital, commodity and energy markets.

Among his publications are the first advanced text on value-at-risk, a groundbreaking paper on the philosophical foundations of risk, and the original paper that launched the Investor Suffrage Movement.

Glyn maintains a number of popular websites, including

riskglossary.com a glossary, encyclopedia and resource locator;

riskchat.com an active discussion forum;

GlynHolton.com a blog about financial risk.

Prior to forming his consulting practice in May 1995, he worked as an actuary for Metropolitan Life. He was a vice president with Fidelity Investments, advising institutional clients on risk management and portfolio strategies. He also worked for the Bank of Boston, developing advanced analytics for quantifying the market and credit risk associated with the bank's trading activities.

He studied graduate level mathematics at both Carnegie Mellon and Temple Universities, earning his masters degree from Temple University in 1989.