Kwabena Adusei Poku

Kwabena Adusei Poku has extensive experience in financial risk oversight and model risk management, currently serving as the Head of Financial Risk Oversight and Chief Model Risk Officer at Discover Financial Services since July 2014. Responsibilities include oversight of Consumer Credit Risk, Market, Capital, and Liquidity Risk, as well as enterprise model validation and governance. Previously, Poku held leadership roles at Huntington National Bank, focusing on model governance and operational risk within various business lines. Poku began a career in operational risk management at firms including Synovus Financial Corp. and RBS WorldPay, and has academic experience as an Assistant Professor at GIMPA Business School. Poku holds multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the University of Goettingen and a Master of Science in Computational Finance and Risk Management from the University of Washington, along with advanced certificates from prestigious institutions.