Markus Riek

Markus Riek is the Head of Quantitative Risk Modelling Strategy & Productivity at UBS, where they oversee critical risk methodologies. Previously, Markus served as the Head of Credit Methodology Lombard at UBS AG, leading a global team responsible for credit risk principles related to lending and derivatives. Their professional journey includes roles as a Business Analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and a Managing Consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, where Markus oversaw the Basel II Quantitative Impact Study. Markus holds an executive degree from the SFI Swiss Finance Institute and a Diplom-Kaufmann from Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, along with the designation of Financial Risk Manager from GARP.