Dr. Lysa Porth is a Professor at the University of Guelph's Department of Economics and Finance. Previous to joining the University of Guelph and the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, Dr. Porth held the Guy Carpenter Research Chair in Agricultural Risk Management and Insurance and served as the Director of the Warren Centre for Actuarial Studies and Research. She is currently an adjunct Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo.

Dr. Porth’s research covers a wide breadth of topics regarding product design and pricing, as well as risk modelling and business analytics pertaining to crop insurance, price insurance, revenue insurance, livestock insurance, weather insurance, and weather derivatives. Her research also focuses on new and innovative approaches to insurance, such as remote sensing. Her research “bridges the gap” and strengthens public-private partnerships to encourage more cooperation and dialogue among producer organizations, insurers and reinsurers, and provincial and federal governments. Much of her research has primarily focused on developing innovative risk management products to achieve more stable incomes for agricultural producers, as well as more efficient risk management solutions for agricultural producers in Canada, and the World.