Benjamin Whiteside

Benjamin Whiteside is a senior quant with eight years of experience specializing in market risk modeling and the development and validation of pricing models. They have worked on major Australian regulatory projects including APS 116, LIBOR transition, and Basel III. Currently, Benjamin is a Senior Quant at Westpac, validating pricing models while also undertaking part-time research for a Ph.D. in quantum algorithms applied to quantitative finance. They have held senior roles at several financial institutions, including Pepper Money and ANZ, where they managed the implementation of significant risk systems and developed advanced credit models. Benjamin holds a Master of Quantitative Finance and a Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours) from the University of Newcastle, along with a Diploma of Financial Services from the University of Technology Sydney.