Asen completed his PhD in economics at the University of Rochester, and has been a visiting scholar at Boston University and an assistant professor at Bonn University. Asen’s research interests are in the fields of economic theory with a particular focus on decision theory. His current research addresses the problem of modeling unforeseen contingencies, a problem that has not been adequately analyzed in the profession. Asen’s approach has provided important insights into this difficult problem. Asen will be teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses at Rochester. To relax, Asen enjoys a good game of chess or a rigorous table tennis game.