Jie Gao

Jie Gao, FRM, CAMS, currently serves as Vice President and team lead at BNP Paribas since November 2018, focusing on model validation for BSA/AML compliance, AI models, and CCAR. Prior experience includes roles at American Express from January 2012 to October 2018, where significant contributions were made as a Senior Manager and Data Scientist in Credit Risk, developing machine learning models and driving innovation in credit risk assessments. Achievements at American Express also encompass leading credit risk model development and winning the 2014 Chairman's Award for Innovation. Earlier positions include Statistician/Predictive Modeler at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and SAS Programmer/Research Associate at MedStar Research Institute, with foundational work as a SAS Programmer/Trade Analyst at Schagrin Associates. Jie Gao holds a Master of Science in Applied Statistics from American University.