Valeria Cortez Vaca Diez

Valeria Cortez Vaca Diez is an experienced data science professional specializing in financial crime detection and prevention. At Monzo Bank since March 2020, Valeria has advanced from Senior Decision Scientist to Lead Data Scientist, where strategic data plans and advanced analytics pipelines have been developed to enhance anti-money laundering initiatives. Valeria's prior roles include a Data Scientist position at Lloyds Banking Group, where auditing mechanisms for machine learning fairness were researched, and a project management role at KPMG UK. Valeria also has significant product development experience from TAB and an academic background with degrees from Imperial College London, CDTM, and Technical University of Munich.