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Kimmo Soramäki
Kimmo Soramäki has hosted 5 episodes.
Kimmo Soramäki is the Founder and CEO of FNA and the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Network Theory in Finance. Kimmo started his career as an economist at the Bank of Finland where in 1997; he developed the first simulation model for interbank payment systems.
In 2004, while at the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he was among the first to apply methods from network theory to improve our understanding of financial systems. During the financial crisis of 2007-2009, Kimmo advised several central banks, including the Bank of England and European Central Bank, in modelling interconnections and systemic risk.
This work led him to found FNA in 2013 to solve important issues around financial risk and for exploring the complex financial networks that play a continually larger role in the world around us. Kimmo holds a Doctor of Science in Economics (Finance), both from Aalto University in Helsinki.
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Phillip Straley
Phillip Straley has hosted 6 episodes.
For 25 years, Phillip has been an advisor to many of the leading financial regulators, central banks and supranational bodies in finance and a consultant to commercial and investment banks on regulatory and risk management issues.
Areas of particular focus have been bank capital liquidity management, Board-level risk appetite, and credit risk. He has also worked hand-on with both banks and supervisors in financial sector restructuring through both the 1997-1998 Asia crisis and the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. He brings to FNA deep experience in formulation and implementation of prudential banking regulation and in Asia Pacific markets, having been based in Asia for more than 20 years.
Prior to FNA, Phillip lead finance, risk, regulatory and analytics practices of several prominent professional services firms, most recently as the Managing Partner for the Risk, Regulatory practice of PwC in Asia-Pacific.
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Adam Csabay
Adam Csabay has hosted 15 episodes.
Adam Csabay is Suptech Lead at FNA. He focuses on technology and innovation projects with central banks and financial authorities. Prior to joining FNA, Adam was Lead Coordinator (Central Banking China Working Group) at Central Banking Publications. He was also a Founder and Manager - Central Banking Fintech & Regtech Advisory Board.
Adam graduated with Distinction from the University of Oxford with a degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies - Specialisation in International Relations and Economics. He speaks 5 languages.