Jerry S Rosenbloom

Jerry S Rosenbloom
  • Frederick H. Ecker Professor Emeritus of Insurance and Risk Management
  • Academic Director, Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    3000 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: employee benefits, financial planning, financial services industry, international employee benefits, international risk and risk management, risk and risk management

Overview

Education

PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1965

MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1964

BS, Temple University, 1961

Recent Consulting
Employee benefits, risk management, insurance company strategic planning, pension planning, health care and international risk management and employee benefit planning

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Pension World Employee Benefits Award of the Year, 1982; Graduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award, 1982-84, 1986-87, 1991; Wharton Undergraduate Teaching Award, 1990-91

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