Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He has been on the faculty since 1979. Diamond is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, is a fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Finance Association and was president of the American Finance Association and the Western Finance Association.

Chief Economist at NICDP. Prior Visiting Professor. Teaching and Research (contribution in monetary economics, resource economics, international finance, and financial economics). Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Applied Economics.Master's degree Petroleum Management (1978 – 1979)

Energy Risk Professional - Certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Interest in Investment& Research focused on Renewable Energy and Infrastructure.

Managing Director, Crescent Commercial, London.

Independent Sharīca Consultant; Ashburn, Va. Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo is an independent sharīca consultant associated with the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index, the Wafra Investment Advisory Group, the NovaBancorp SAMI fund, the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, Azzad Asset Management, the Brown Brothers Harriman Global Islamic Equity Fund, Barclays Global Investors, and others. DeLorenzo studied the classical Islamic disciplines in the traditional manner at Jamicat al-cUlum al-Islamiyah in Karachi, where he received an M.A. in Islamic Studies, and is a Ph.D.