Validus Risk Management
Stephen McGrath, CQF, is a seasoned professional in quantitative analytics, currently serving as Director of Quantitative Analytics at Validus Risk Management since September 2019, following various roles including Principal, Senior Associate, and Junior Analyst. Previously, Stephen gained experience as a Junior Treasury Analyst at EDF Trading, focusing on interest rate and FX risk strategy, and as an ALM Industrial Placement Student at TSB Bank, where responsibilities included QRM modeling and statistical model construction. Stephen holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance from the CQF Institute, a Master of Science in Statistics from Imperial College London, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Bath.
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).