Michael Giesinger

Michael Giesinger has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Michael currently holds the position of VP, Risk Research and Analytics at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) since November 2021. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Public Markets at IMCO from January 2020 to November 2021.

Before joining IMCO, Michael had a long tenure at Barclays, where they held multiple roles. From November 2018 to December 2019, they served as the Director of Credit Portfolio Risk Management, responsible for managing credit risk appetite and monitoring underwriting risk. Michael also worked as the Head of Credit Portfolio Risk Management, overseeing credit risk concentration and conducting portfolio and industry reviews. Additionally, they were the Director of Credit Risk Portfolio Analytics from November 2014 to August 2017, and an Associate Director in Group Credit Risk from August 2010 to November 2014. In their latter role, they supported credit risk regulatory reviews and provided oversight on credit risk activities in the Americas.

Prior to Barclays, Michael worked at Bank of Montreal as a Senior Manager from September 2008 to August 2010. During their time there, they led model development for stress testing, economic capital, and scenario analysis, supporting the bank's planning and stress testing processes. Michael also gained experience in mortgage insurance at PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. as a Senior Analyst from July 2007 to August 2008, where they developed models for residential mortgage insurance and performed pricing analysis and underwriting.

In the early stages of their career, Michael worked as a Pension Administrator at Mercer in 2003, and earlier at Mercer Human Resource Consulting in 2002.

Overall, Michael Giesinger has a strong background in risk management, credit risk, portfolio analytics, and model development across various financial institutions.

Michael Giesinger has a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Guelph. Michael also holds a Master's degree in Mathematics from the same university. In addition to their academic qualifications, they have obtained certifications in Financial Risk Management from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 2009, and in the Canadian Securities Course from the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) in 2008.