Validus Risk Management
Josh Ashmore, MSc, CQF is a skilled quantitative analyst with extensive experience in risk management and finance. Currently employed at Validus Risk Management, Josh develops pricing engines and quantitative libraries using Python while managing portfolios and creating hedging frameworks. Previous roles include an operations analyst, where procedures and training were established for cross-border teams, and as a graduate analyst in global capital markets, enhancing regulatory reporting efficiency. Additionally, Josh served as lead analyst for the quantitative team at LU Ghosal Investment Fund, directed research initiatives during internships at the Nuffield Foundation, and improved data collection processes as a data collation assistant. Educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance from Lancaster University and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics from Coventry University.
Validus Risk Management
Validus Risk Management is an independent market risk advisory firm specialising in the management of currency, interest rate and commodity price risk. We help our clients navigate and manage financial risk with a hands-on advisory approach and award-winning technology solutions. Our systematic financial risk management methodology has been designed to increase risk transparency, create customised risk management solutions, and facilitate the efficient execution of hedging transactions by minimising information asymmetry between clients and banking counterparties. The Validus Risk Management advisory service gives our clients access to the latest risk management technology and independent expertise at a fraction of the cost of an in-house financial risk management function. Validus works with a range of companies across the globe, from SMEs to multinational corporations, as well as pension funds and leading alternative investments funds (Private Equity, Secondaries, Private Debt, Real Estate). We act as an extension to more than 100 clients globally and execute more than 3,000 trades every month (>$330bn in hedging volume annually).