Veneta N.

About Veneta N.

All opinions expressed on LinkedIn are my own.Seasoned banking professional with 18 years of experience spanning risk, finance, investment banking and research from large global financial institutions based in New York and London. Core competencies include- Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and Dodd-Frank Act stress testing execution- macroeconomic scenario design, emerging risk identification, and qualitative risk assessment- capital management and governance- U.S. Basel II and implementation and Advanced Approaches Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA) oversight- Basel Endgame Risk RWA planning- regulatory intelligence, documentation preparation and examination management- regulatory issue remediation- Tier 1 laws, rules and regulations Risk and Finance policies, standards, procedures and controls compliance- Credit Risk model change notification review- investment banking equity and equity-linked capital markets origination and execution- equity research, and business and economics writing; and- Risk Artificial Intelligence use case generation and prioritization, application evaluation and adoption acceleration.Nonprofit leadership experience includes- serving on alumni councils of University of Cambridge Judge Business School and International House of New York- operating as longtime ambassador of 85 Broads, now known as Ellevate Network; and- acting as Smith College Board of Trustees Committee on Investor Responsibility member under leadership of President Carol T. Christ.Degree holder of- MFin, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge, UK- MA, Columbia University, NY, USA- BA Hons, Smith College, MA, USA (including a year of study at University of Oxford, Oxford, UK); and- Diploma, Cheshire Academy, CT, USA.US FINRA registered. Dual US-EU citizen. Married with two children. Born and raised in family of two physicians in Bulgaria.

Experience

1. Risk Rwa Analytics and Ai Acceleration Lead

   Citi

   Mar 2023 — Present · NY, US

   Basel Advanced RWA Risk analytics oversight across Finance CRO, Banking & International Risk (including Wholesale Credit Risk), Retail Credit Risk, Market Risk and Operational Risk, Pillar 3 Disclosures review, credit risk model change notification, and AI acceleration and related new AI product activity review. Risk GenAI Forum Finance CRO representative and Citi AI Accelerator.Recognized by management for invaluable contributions to the closure of Finance CRO Advanced RWA consent order and AI related deliverables, among others. Recognized by colleagues for demonstrating leadership for the community and volunteerism, and AI engagement. Among firm\'s most active AI superusers and AI accelerators, participating in select AI tool pilots and hosting AI learning sessions. Obtained mastery certificates in AI foundations, AI prompt-engineering, AI insights, and Agentic AI. Featured across firm\'s global digital screens for two weeks as part of a 2026 campaign advancing AI accelerator work and enterprise AI adoption.

Education

• Cheshire Academy

  High School Diploma, Salutatorian

• University of Cambridge

  Master of Finance, Judge Business School and Emmanuel College

• University of Oxford

  JYA, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics / Worcester College

  2003 — 2004

• Smith College

  BA Hons (Magna Cum Laude, top 2%), Economics, International Relations

  2001 — 2005

• Columbia University

  Master of Arts, Business and Economics