Ian Chen

Ian Chen has a strong background in data science and quantitative modeling. Ian is currently working as the Director of Data Science at The Aaron's Company, Inc., where they lead the development of ML models for decision making and fraud detection. Prior to this, they served as the VP of Quantitative Modeling at Bank OZK and led a team in developing risk-based pricing models and forecasting loan loss. Before that, they worked at Populus Financial Group as a Sr. Manager in Risk Analytics, focusing on underwriting models and loan pricing. Ian also gained experience at TD Ameritrade as a Senior Risk Quant, conducting market and credit risk analysis, and at ACE Cash Express as a Manager of Risk Analytics, developing lending decision and collection models. In the early stages of their career, they worked at Citi as a VP in Commodity Quantitative Analytics, primarily focusing on derivatives pricing, risk evaluation, and stress testing.

Ian Chen holds an MBA degree in Finance from Rice University. Ian also has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Victoria. In addition, Ian has obtained certifications such as the Financial Data Professional (FDP) from the FDP Institute and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the CFA Institute.