William Chiu

William Chiu has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. William is currently working as the VP of Predictive Modeling at National MI since 2023. Prior to this, they held various roles at First Republic Bank, including VP and Head of Statistical Modeling from 2014 to 2023. In this role, they managed a team of data scientists and was responsible for predicting credit losses and effectively communicating methodologies to stakeholders, validators, regulators, and auditors. Before joining First Republic Bank, William worked as a Senior Credit Risk Analyst at TransUnion from 2013 to 2014, where they developed credit risk scorecards and marketing response models. William also conducted research using statistical and machine learning packages. Additionally, they worked as a Graduate Student at Northwestern University from 2012 to 2013 and as a Quantitative Finance Analyst at Bank of America from 2011 to 2012. Prior to their career in finance, William worked as a Financial Consultant and Business Systems Consultant at Wells Fargo from 2008 to 2011. William also served as a Subject Matter Expert in Economics at Aplia from 2005 to 2008 and as an Adjunct Instructor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley from 2003 to 2005.

William Chiu completed their education history as follows:

William Chiu obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Analytics from Northwestern University, attending from 2012 to 2013. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, where they studied from 2001 to 2005.

In addition to their formal education, William Chiu also obtained various certifications. William completed the edX Verified Certificate for Statistical Learning from Stanford Online in January 2022. William also participated in the Leadership Development Program offered by Wharton Executive Education in July 2021. William Chiu completed the course "GG203x: Empathy and Emotional Intelligence at Work" at the University of California, Berkeley in October 2020, as well as the course "GG201x: The Foundations of Happiness at Work" in December 2018. William also completed the course "MITx 15.071x - The Analytics Edge" offered by MITx on edX in July 2016. In April 2016, they obtained a certification in Statistical Learning from Stanford Online. Prior to that, William Chiu obtained a SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 certification from SAS in May 2012 and a Financial Risk Manager certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals in January 2012.