William Evans Price has joined the Financial Risk Group as a New Employee Excellence Training (NEET) Consulting Trainee.

FRG’s NEET training program provides early support, guidance, experience and the basic tools necessary to strengthen the foundation upon which new hires build their careers. The program’s aims are to establish a consistent, organization-wide orientation program that:
Accelerates learning and skills required to provide immediate impact on projects Organizes essential tasks and packages fundamental information for new employees and their supervisors Encourages employee support and connections beyond immediate work area Promotes a holistic perspective on the organization Helps the employee place him or herself in the context of the organization Offers a polished end product that still allows for customization

Trainees use e-learning and case studies under the mentorship and supervision of an experienced FRG consultant to learn risk management technology, methodology and processes.

Will is a recent graduate of East Carolina University, where he earned a Master of Science in Economics. At East Carolina he maintained a 4.0 GPA, taught introductory macroeconomics, and held review sessions for introductory and intermediate undergraduate economics classes. In addition, as an Academic Tutor, he taught student-athletes in introductory micro and macroeconomics and mentored student athletes in organization strategies and study skills. His research has employed panel data sets and various econometric models to specify the relationships of study, including ordinary least squares and instrumental variables, times series econometrics and other models. Will graduated summa cum laude from Appalachian State University with a major in history and a minor in Spanish. He has fluent Spanish speaking and writing skills. He was honored with the Chancellor’s List and membership in the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society. Will has been a basketball coach and referee, a college ministry teacher, and a homeless ministry volunteer. In addition, he has made humanitarian trips to Cuba, Honduras, and Canada.

FRG welcomes Will to the firm.