Episode 36: Actuaries as Educators with Adam Butt
“The most important thing students can learn both at university but also in their early career is to learn about themselves. Learn about what their strengths and weaknesses are, learn about what they really like what they really don't like.”
Adam Butt,
Actuary and Educator
Adam Butt is the Head of Actuarial Studies at Australian National University. Prior to commencing his career in academia in 2005, he worked as a superannuation consultant at Aon Consulting. Adam’s research interests focus on superannuation and personal financial decision making, and actuarial education. Adam’s research has been published in a number of top-ranked journals including Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Annals of Actuarial Science, The Economic Record, and Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organisation. He is passionate about actuarial education and ensuring that graduates are prepared not just with a technical education, but also with knowledge of themselves and an orientation to lifelong learning.
In this interview Adam shares:
Why he chose to become a university lecturer after qualifying,
His philosophy on teaching and education,
The most valuable skills actuarial students can learn at university and elsewhere,
How to improve gender and other representation in actuarial student cohorts.
Connect with Adam on LinkedIn.
