Samara Garcia Quintero

Samara Garcia Quintero has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Samara currently holds the position of Sr Director Credit Risk at Konfío since September 2021. Prior to that, they worked at American Express for four years from 2017 to 2021, serving as the Director Credit Chief Officer for Commercial Cards. In this role, they were responsible for underwriting decisions, risk management, and monitoring economic performance.

Before their role at American Express, Samara worked for American Express in Argentina from 2007 to 2015. Samara held the position of Director CCO Argentina from 2012 to 2015, Sr Underwriting Manager from 2011 to 2012, and Manager at Risk Management Mexico from 2007 to 2011. In these roles, they focused on mitigating credit card risk, developing strategies based on credit card behavior, and increasing profitability.

Samara's earlier work experience includes a role as a Specialized Adviser in Credit Risk Management - Credit Cards at Banamex from 2006 to 2007. Here, they tracked cross-sell campaigns, calculated profitability, and analyzed credit card data.

Samara also worked as an Actuary Sr. at Seguros Monterrey New York Life from 2002 to 2006. In this role, they were responsible for actuarial modeling, analyzing profit measures, evaluating asset-liability management models, and verifying assumptions for projections.

Samara's career started as a Project Manager at Kemper Insurance from 2000 to 2002. Samara was involved in pricing new products, actuarial reserves valuation, and creating reports for Mexican authorities.

Overall, Samara Garcia Quintero has extensive experience in credit risk management, underwriting, and actuarial analysis in various industries.

Samara Garcia Quintero completed their education at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. From 1996 to 2000, they earned their Licenciatura in Actuaria, and from 2004 to 2006, they pursued a Maestría in Administración de Riesgo. Additionally, in November 2018, they obtained a certification in Leadership Excellence from Harvard Business Publishing in collaboration with American Express.