Richard Black

Richard Black has extensive experience in risk management and analytics roles. Richard is currently serving as the Senior Director of Risk Analytics and Model Validation at HOOPP. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of ALM Risk Modelling at Scotiabank for five years. Richard also held the position of Director of Risk Management at OMERS and Head of Core Risk Analytics Development at IBM. Richard has a strong background in financial engineering, having served as the Vice President at Algorithmics, where they managed financial engineers and model developers. Richard also worked at the Bank of Canada as a Manager and Economist, focusing on risk management, option valuation models, and economic forecasting.

Richard Black completed their Bachelor of Science with Honors degree in Mathematics from the University of Canterbury, spanning from 1987 to 1990. Richard then furthered their education by attending Simon Fraser University in 1991, where they obtained a Master of Arts degree in Economics and Finance.