Financial Engineering, M.S.

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Michelle McCarthy, Nuveen Investments - MSFE Guest Speaker

Date Mar 6, 2012
Time 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  
Location TB 114
Sponsor MSFE
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Originating Calendar MS in Financial Engineering

'Risk Management for Asset Managers' & 'The Evolution of Market Risk Measures and Limits'

Michelle McCarthy
Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director, Nuveen Investments


About McCarthy

Michelle McCarthy is a Managing Director and heads the Risk Management function at Nuveen Investments. 
Before joining Nuveen in 2010, she served as Chief Risk Officer at Russell Investments.  From 2003 to 2009 she was the Chief Market and Operational Risk Officer at Washington Mutual Bank.  She began her career in 1986 at Bankers Trust which was acquired in 1999 by Deutsche Bank.  At BT, Michelle marketed and traded interest rate, equity and currency derivatives.  From 1991 to 1995, she headed the market risk function for BT's European offices in London, then the risk function for BT investment management in New York.  She also provided market risk measurement for customers, including asset managers, hedge funds and pension funds. 
Michelle holds a BA from the University of Washington and an MA in Government from Harvard University.  She is a trustee of the Global Association of Risk Professionals ('GARP') and co-heads Chicago's GARP chapter.

About Nuveen Investments

Nuveen Investments is an investment management firm specializing in helping financial advisors with affluent and high-net-worth investors.