Ryan Decker, Phd, Cfp® Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Naperville, Il

Dr. Ryan Decker is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance. Dr. Decker is also the founder and Director of North Central College's Center for Financial Literacy.After completing his doctoral work in Economics, Dr. Decker spent a number of years as an experienced Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Dr. Decker worked predominantly in the Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing practice, based in Chicago. Dr. Decker became a national expert on treasury-related transfer pricing issues and assisted treasury and tax teams of multinational corporations in designing, pricing, documenting, and defending transactions including intercompany revolvers, loans, cash pooling, and other financial instruments.Aside from focusing on financial transactions, Dr. Decker worked with clients in the consumer products, large manufacturing equipment, and web-based sectors. Dr. Decker achieved considerable experience with intellectual property-related transfer pricing issues. Most recently, Dr. Decker assisted a large multinational client (global revenue approx. $80B) strategically negotiate a series of bilateral and unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements in the US, and abroad, related to intellectual property licensing transactions in the consumer products industry.Dr. Decker is happy to bring his invaluable expertise from working with the world's largest corporations into the classroom. Dr. Decker's real-world applications of economics and finance help bridge the gap between classroom theory and international business operations and incentives.Additionally, Dr. Decker is an accomplished international public speaker on financial literacy topics and is the founder of NCC's Center for Financial Literacy. Dr. Decker consults with small business on how best to effectively convey financial benefits to their employees. Dr. Decker believes that every member of society should have an opportunity to be financially literate.

Greater Chicago Area

Dr. Ryan M. Decker is a Manager at PwC and works predominantly in the Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing practice. Ryan is becoming a national expert on treasury-related transfer pricing issues and has assisted treasury and tax teams in designing, pricing, documenting, and defending transactions including intercompany revolvers, loans, cash pooling, and other financial instruments.Aside from focusing on financial transactions, Ryan works with clients in the consumer products, large manufacturing equipment, and web based sectors. Ryan has considerable experience with intellectual property-related transfer pricing issues. Most recently, Ryan assisted a large multinational client (global revenue approx. $80B) strategically negotiate a series of bilateral and unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements in the US related to intellectual property licensing transactions.Ryan is also experienced in performing macro- and microeconomic research and analyses relating to a variety of issues including transfer pricing adjustments in recessionary environments, the economic useful life of advertising, incentives within licensing arrangements, interest rates, and profit split methodologies encompassing multiple jurisdictions.Ryan began his career with PwC in 2012 and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance from North Central College, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. During his graduate tenure, Ryan taught multiple undergraduate courses in Economics and Finance.Additionally, Ryan is passionate about economic education and financial literacy at all levels of society. Ryan is an accomplished international public speaker on financial literacy and participates in organizations geared towards equipping educators, students, and employees with personal financial management skills. Ryan believes that every member of society should have an opportunity to be financially literate.

Naperville, Il

Designed and taught numerous independent courses:ECN 423 Intermediate MicroeconomicsFIN 350 Corporate Finance

Designed and taught numerous independent courses:Econ 120 Principles of MicroeconomicsEcon 218 Intermediate MicroeconomicsEcon 270 Statistics for EconomicsEcon 350 The Economics of Sports and Entertainment

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Taught Econ 202 Intermediate Microeconomics

Reviewed and updated Portfolio Management Program worth 500 million dollars in assetsImplemented procedures to monitor a growing ten million dollars of annuity exchangesResearched and analyzed securities and equitiesAudited personal financial profilesCounseled clients and prospects in regards to financial mattersPrepared and analyzed asset allocation spreadsheets and cost basis analysisCreated and implemented multi-week schedule of prospecting for fifty seminars a yearPresented mission and strategy at career fairs while recruiting full and part time employeesTrained and managed a revolving group of interns on procedures and investments

Ph.D., Economics

Activities and Societies: Co-Founder and Board Member of the Graduate Economics Association. Recipient of the Oscar Miller Award.

M.A., Economics

Also received the Graduate Campus Certificate in the Teaching of Economics (GCCTE), earned through the Economics Department and the Center.

B.S., Economics, Finance, Math

Activities and Societies: Graduated Cum Laude Member of Omicron Delta Epsilon – International Honor Society in Economics Outstanding.

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