PETER NIGRO

Peter J. Nigro, Ph.D.
Sarkisian Chair of Financial Services
Bryant University

Peter J. Nigro is currently the Sarkisian Chair in Financial Services at Bryant University. Prior to joining Bryant, he served as a Senior Financial Economist in the Policy Analysis Division at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for over a decade. His research interests include small business finance, credit risk modeling and bank compliance issues. 

Mr. Nigro received a bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross, an M.A. in economics from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in economics from Boston College. He has published articles in journals such as the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial Research, and Journal of Financial Services Research.