Richard Lahiere

About Richard Lahiere

Dynamic, results-driven finance leader with demonstrated record of achievement. Combines unique blend of exceptional risk management expertise with excellent leadership, quantitative, and communications skills. Innovative thinker with broad and deep record of accomplishment at U.S, Japanese, and German firms. Ph.D. Chemical Engineering. M.B.A, Finance. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.• Quantitative Risk Management• Stress Testing• Enterprise Risk Management• Agile Project Management Techniques• Cross-Functional Team Leadership• Financial Modeling• Regulator/ Board Reporting• Fixed Income Security Analysis

Experience

1. Executive Director, Quantitative Risk Management

   JPMorganChase

   Jan 2012 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Manages analytic processes to assess and mitigate risk for $105 billion of fixed income portfolios, including stress testing, model validation, performance attribution, and portfolio optimization. Aggregates risk exposures and communicates risk results to senior leaders and government regulators.• Conceived and spear-headed implementation of a novel widget-based interactive dashboard system that facilitates the analysis, evaluation, and comparison of account performance, risk parameters, portfolio positioning, Morningstar ratings, and ESG metrics. Powerful tool for CIO’s, and risk and portfolio managers to evaluate and understand the reasons for a fund’s performance compared to that of its competitors and relevant benchmarks. Process has resulted in dramatic improvement in portfolio performance and risk management.• Dramatically improved efficiency and effectiveness of forward-looking system to stress test over bonds and derivatives in fixed income portfolios ($105 billion AUM) monthly. Process proactively identifies risk issues under different macroeconomic scenarios. Spearheaded all aspects of the program including scenario creation, verification of bond models, database programming to process results, interpreting reports, and presentations to Senior Management.• Led validation of risk management/ bond term structure models, including certification testing, sensitivity analyses, on-going performance assessment, and documented procedures. Exceeded requirements of JPM and OCC audits. • Created and implemented a new risk-performance review process that summarizes market developments, risk issues, and performance metrics for taxable ($60 billion) and tax-aware ($45 billion) funds and accounts. Program has proactively mitigated risk issues, and facilitated engagement between risk and portfolio managers, and informed senior management of notable risk-performance issues.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical Engineering

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Science (MS), Chemical Engineering

• Vanderbilt University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

• The Ohio State University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General

Skills

• - Financial and Operational Risk Management
• - Financial Computer Systems
• - Structured Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Management Systems
• - Oral/ Written Communication
• Financial Risk
• - Fixed Income Securities Analysis
• - Financial Modeling
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fixed Income
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Quantitative Analytics