20032023

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Research Interests

Land Use and Sustainable Food Systems; Market Systems and Technology Adoption; Insurance Markets and Alternative Risk Transfer.

Teaching Interests

Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Transfer (Year 4, Undergraduate) Insuring Life and Health Risks (MSc Risk Management and Insurance) Insuring Risk in Nature and Industry (MSc Risk Management and Insurance) Risk and Crisis (BA International Business, Guest Lecture) Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (MBA Grenoble Business School, Medellin Campus, Colombia, Spring 2019) Risk Management (MBA Grenoble Business School, Medellin Campus, Colombia, Spring 2019) Risk Management (MBA Grenoble Business School, Bulle Campus, Switzerland, Autumn 2018) Large Scale Data Management (MSc Computational Finance, Fordham Graduate School of Business, New York, Spring 2014)

Biography

Dr. Garvey's expertise is in risk management and finance. He specialises in market systems and technology and is founder of FarmHedge Ltd., a spinout from the University of Limerick. The FarmHedge platform secured seed funding following a high impact partnership with two of Europe's largest agribusiness companies. It is now being used by RWA (Austria's largest agri-wholesaler and grain trader) to coordinate grain trading and the sale of farm inputs with Austrian farmers via 30 farmer cooperatives. FarmHedge has also designed bespoke digital tools that streamline communication and trade for clients in Romania, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. FarmHedge was winner of the Irish Times Innovation Award (Fintech), 2019. Dr. Garvey is currently collaborating with Dr. Ashish Sai (University of Amsterdam) and the BurrenLife project to pilot a platform that connects farmers directly with consumers. The Bramble Project is examining models that helps consumers reward farmers with verified environmental results through their food choices. Dr. Garvey's academic research includes; volatility forecasting using high frequency financial data, risk management in policymaking systems and innovation in risk transfer and insurance. His research has been disseminated to national and international media and general audiences as well as technical audiences in the policy and academic communities. Prior to joining UL, Dr. Garvey was a Commercial Underwriter with Aviva Insurance Group and was Team Leader with Hibernian Investment Services (now part of Aviva Life and Pensions). He holds a BA (Economics and English) and an MA (Applied Economics) from NUI Galway and an MSc Investment and Treasury from Dublin City University. In 2014, Dr. Garvey was a Visiting Professor of Finance at the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University and a Visiting Scholar at Stern Business School, New York University. His PhD in Finance was completed in 2008 under the supervision of Professor Liam Gallagher, Dublin City University.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

External positions

CEO, FarmHedge Ltd

1 Jan 2016 → …

Senior Lecturer, University of Limerick

1 Sep 2002 → …

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