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While my name appears on the cover of this book, this project could not have been completed without the direct and indirect support from a number of people critical to the process. First, and foremost, Jim Thompson, a colleague of mine from a former workplace is credited with putting together the Excel/VBA workbooks contained in this book. Jim’s exceptional work, particularly evidenced in the Market Risk, Interest Rate Risk, and Consumer Credit Risk chapters provides readers with user-friendly tools, allowing them to test highly complex risk methodologies easily. These Excel tools bring the story of SifiBank alive and without this material the utility of this book would be severely limited.

Linda Rossi, my wife, not only endured the writing and editing process, but also volunteered her time to take on the role of project manager and jack-of-all-trades in manuscript preparation and version control. Without her assistance and moral support throughout the project, this process would have been significantly more difficult for me.

Finally, a number of people have provided reviews and support along this path. Professor Larry Gordon, from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, provided guidance and insight on the book-writing process from his own experience, motivating me to take on this project. Likewise, Dean Alex Triantis, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, provided support and an introduction to Bill Falloon at John Wiley & Sons. Bill’s support of the concept for the book provided the catalyst for it to become something more than just an idea. Thanks also go out to Meg Freeborn and Vincent Nordhaus whose editorial skills greatly enhanced the end product while keeping me on schedule. Finally, I would like to thank the MS Finance students taking my Corporate Risk Management course at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, who provided feedback and critical input on the materials during the project.

To all of you go my sincerest thanks for your patience and understanding. Your support enabled the book to come to fruition, and any remaining errors and omissions are solely my own.