Matthew Cross

Matthew Cross currently serves as the Chief Information Officer at Places for People, a position held since October 2022. Previously, Matthew worked at Tesco Bank from July 2014 to October 2022 as the Analytics Director, where responsibilities included leading machine learning and AI solutions, price optimization, and enhancing customer engagement through analytics. Prior roles include Head of Analytics and Head of Credit Risk at Virgin Money from January 2012 to July 2014, where Matthew focused on evolving data-driven culture and integrating risk technology platforms. Notably, Matthew played a crucial role in the establishment of credit risk management frameworks at Northern Rock and contributed as a Risk Manager at HFC Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. Matthew holds a PhD in Mathematics and an MPhys in Physics from the University of Portsmouth.