Raymond Leach, Ph.D.
Raymond Leach, Ph.D.
Program Director of Augustana University Fintech Program by Pathward™; Assistant Professor of Fintech
School of Business
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, 2017, Claremont Graduate University; M.A. in Economics, 2012, Claremont Graduate University; B.S. in Economics and Statistics, 2010, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Biography
Dr. Raymond Leach serves as the inaugural director of Augustana University Fintech Program by Pathward™. He joined the Augustana School of Business in August of 2021 as an assistant professor — teaching courses in data science, business analytics, computer programming and fintech. Prior to Augustana, Leach served as a research associate at the Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies and statistics instructor at California State University, Los Angeles. Leach earned a Ph.D. and Master of Arts in economics from Claremont Graduate University and Bachelor of Science in economics (Hon) and statistics from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He earned a certificate in machine learning from Stanford University.