Professor Norbis currently teaches at Quinnipiac University. Because of his comprehensive experience, versatility, and interdisciplinary research he was included, at Quinnipiac University, in different faculty listings such as: Management Faculty List, Biomedical Sciences Faculty List, Modern Languages Faculty List, Mathematics Faculty List, etc.

Professor Norbis earned his Ph.d. at University of Massachusetts- Amherst, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay. He has taught at Universidad Central de Venezuela, University of Massachusetts. He was Invited Professor at HEC-Paris and ESC-Rennes, France. His industrial experience includes the oil industry (Shell Oil) and manufacturing. Professor Norbis has published in areas as diverse as operations and the supply chain, knowledge management, international business education and university polices.

The effects of network relationships on risk transmission have been explored and analyzed for some time. Examples of it are found in such diverse areas as banking, legal, health and social networks among others. Their analysis imposes a multidisciplinary approach that includes areas from probability and economics to behavioral.  Not surprisingly, many of these connections can be described as “chains” of some type. While many of these examples emphasize how risk is transmitted through the network affecting others; others focus on how social networks can be used to minimize the effect of risk. In this presentation we share ideas to characterize and schemes to quantify the network effect on risk with the expectation to promote a discussion about it.