Prior to coming to KIMEP, Dennis Olson was a visiting scholar at Oregon State University-Cascades in the USA. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Wyoming (USA) and a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, as well as the American professional designations of Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter CLU).
He has taught economics, finance, and accounting classes in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, Colombia, Oman, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His research primarily uses econometric techniques to address issues in banking, investments, corporate finance, economic efficiency, and public finance. This research has appeared in journals, such as, the Journal of Banking and Finance, International Journal of Accounting, Journal of Corporate Finance, European Economic Review, International Journal of Forecasting, Economic Inquiry, Southern Economic Journal, Energy Economics, Emerging Markets Review, and Financial Review.
Outside of academia, he is married with two grown children who previously accompanied him to various universities around the world. His hobbies include traveling, fishing, golf, chess, and learning languages.