Thierry Zell
About Thierry Zell
Thierry Zell is a Quantitative Model Developer at Ally in Charlotte, North Carolina, with extensive experience in model validation and risk management. He has a strong academic background in mathematics and analytics, having held various teaching positions and earned multiple advanced degrees.
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Thierry Zell is a Quantitative Model Developer, currently working with Ally in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Current Role at Ally
Since 2018, Thierry Zell has served as a Quantitative Model Developer at Ally in Charlotte, North Carolina. In this role, Zell collaborates with leadership in Model Development, Model Validation, and Model Risk Management to ensure effective model performance and risk management. Additionally, he is responsible for coordinating the annual review of models, including assessing model updates and risk ranking.
Previous Roles at Ally
Thierry Zell has held several positions at Ally. In 2018, he worked as a Model Validation Manager for one month and as a Model Annual Review Manager from 2017 to 2018. Prior to this, Zell served as a Senior Model Validation Analyst from 2015 to 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Academic Background
Thierry Zell holds a Master of Science in Analytics from NC State University's Institute for Advanced Analytics, completed in 2015. Additionally, Zell earned a PhD in Mathematics from Purdue University from 2000 to 2003, a doctorat in Mathematics from Université de Rennes I from 1996 to 1999, and a diplome d'etudes approfondies in Mathematics and Computer Science from Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan in 1996. He also holds a Maitrise in Mathematics and a License in Mathematics, both from Université Paris Cité.
Academic Positions
Prior to his roles at Ally, Thierry Zell had an extensive academic career. He worked at Lenoir-Rhyne University as an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Donald & Helen Schort School of Mathematics and Computing Sciences from 2012 to 2015. Before that, he served as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the same institution from 2008 to 2012. Zell was also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Vassar College from 2007 to 2008 and a Visiting Instructor at Georgia State University from 2006 to 2007. His first academic role was as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology from 2003 to 2006.