Bhaskar Chattaraj

Bhaskar Chattaraj serves as Managing Director and Chief Science Officer at Howden Re since May 2009, where responsibilities include developing an analytical platform for advanced risk management in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. Bhaskar's career includes roles as Senior Lecturer in the Information and Decision Sciences Department at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management since January 2024, and as an Advisor for FutureProof Technologies since November 2020, focusing on actionable climate risk analytics. Previous experience includes Assistant Vice President of Analytical Services at John B Collins Associates and managerial roles at AIR Worldwide, where statistical analysis for catastrophe risk was a key function. Bhaskar's academic background includes advanced certifications from Stanford University and MIT, alongside degrees in economics and statistics from Boston University and the Indian Statistical Institute, respectively.