Shounak Sarkar Ph. D.

Shounak Sarkar, Ph.D., is an expert in model risk management with extensive experience spanning over two decades in the financial services sector. Currently serving as the Head of Model Risk Management at Cross River since July 2022, Shounak previously held significant roles at Freddie Mac, including Head of Model Governance and Head of Model Validation, where responsibilities included the development and execution of a comprehensive Enterprise Model Risk Framework. Prior roles include Director of Financial Control Modelling at Barclays, SVP and Head of Retail Credit Modeling at HSBC North America, and various positions at Citibank and Citigroup Global Consumer. Shounak holds a Ph.D. and MA in Economics from Rice University and a B.Sc. in Economics from Recruitment.