Omar Gonzalez is from western North Carolina. He is a U.S. Army Veteran with specialized training in all-source intelligence analysis, reconnaissance, personnel security, and physical security. While serving on active duty, he worked in Secret Compartmentalized Information Facilities, where he researched and presented intelligence summaries and led fusion cells that integrated all intelligence disciplines for course of action development.
He is a recent App Alum who received a BS in Actuarial Sciences with minors in Risk Management & Insurance and Statistics. Omar is also a Master of Science Candidate in AppState's Applied Data Analytics program.
He is involved with AppR.I.S.E., an experiential cluster of students and faculty who are teaching, learning, and doing applied research that can impact businesses and policymakers in managing risks.
Omar was previously an intern for the risk management office at AppState and USAA in their Enterprise Risk and Compliance division. His research and application interests are in strategic and enterprise risk management, psychology and economics, decision-making under uncertainty, and statistical programming.