Brad Curell
About Brad Curell
Brad Curell is the Model Risk Executive at Ally Financial, leading model governance and validation efforts. He has a background in risk management and predictive analytics, with previous roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and UHY Advisors.
Company
Brad Curell currently serves as Model Risk Executive at Ally, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has been with the company since 2018. Previously, he held the role of Director - Wholesale Credit Risk at Ally from 2015 to 2018, contributing to the company's risk management strategies.
Title
Brad Curell is the Model Risk Executive at Ally. He leads a team responsible for model governance and validation, ensuring the effective and practical application of models in business contexts.
Education and Expertise
Brad Curell holds a Master’s of Science degree in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University, completed in 2014. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Marketing from Olivet Nazarene University in 1999 after transferring from Asbury University, where he studied Finance for one year.
Career Background
Brad Curell has a comprehensive background in risk management and consulting. He worked as a Risk Management Consultant – Model Risk Oversight at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2009 to 2015. Prior to that, he was a Consulting Manager at UHY Advisors for one year. His career began at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where he served as a Senior Examiner for nine years.
Achievements
In his role at Ally, Brad Curell emphasizes the practical application of models in business, drawing inspiration from the philosophy of George E. P. Box. His focus includes the interpretation and usage of model outputs to assess their value, contributing to refined model governance and validation processes.