Kosta Vasilakos

Vp, Senior Credit Model Development Analyst at First Horizon

Kosta Vasilakos has a diverse work experience primarily focused on quantitative modeling and risk analysis. Kosta has experience in the financial industry, working as a VP in banks such as First Horizon Bank and Bank OZK. Kosta'sresponsibilities in these roles included developing and executing credit risk models, integrating legacy banks' credit risk models, and conducting stress test exercises. Additionally, they have experience in statistical modeling, having worked in companies like Prescio Consulting and Palavina G.P. Inc. In these roles, they developed and implemented various models for FX, statistical arbitrage, and market analysis. Kosta also has experience in analyzing environmental risks and developing software tools for risk assessment in Equilibrium Environmental Inc. and has worked on respiratory analysis algorithms in SagaTech Electronics Inc. Overall, Kosta Vasilakos's work experience showcases their expertise in quantitative modeling, risk analysis, and statistical programming.

Kosta Vasilakos has a diverse education history. Kosta began their academic journey by completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology and Mathematics at McGill University in 1991. Kosta then pursued a Master of Science in Physiology at the same institution, completing it in 1996.

Kosta's educational pursuits continued with a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences at the University of Calgary. Although the specific start year for their Ph.D. is not mentioned, it can be inferred that they completed this degree in 2005.

To further enhance their knowledge and skills, Kosta pursued a Master of Science degree in Financial Mathematics at the University of Chicago from 2011 to 2012.

In addition to formal degrees, Kosta has obtained several certifications. Kosta completed the "SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques" course offered by SAS in November 2022, and the "SAS SQL 1: Essentials" course in January 2023. Kosta has also completed several courses offered by Codecademy, including "Learn Python 3" in February 2023, "Learn the Command Line" in April 2023, and "Build a Machine Learning Model with Python Skill Path" in April 2023. Kosta'smost recent certification is the "Machine Learning: Logistic Regression Course" obtained in May 2023 from Codecademy.

Although no specific information is provided about Kosta's primary and secondary education, it can be identified that they attended Henry Wise Wood and Louis Riel Junior High, based on the available data.

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