Catherine Hu
About Catherine Hu
Catherine Hu is the Data Science Senior Manager for Single Family Analytics at Fannie Mae, with extensive experience in risk management and financial engineering.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Catherine Hu currently holds the position of Data Science Senior Manager, Single Family Analytics at Fannie Mae. She is based in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. In her role, she leads a team focused on advanced analytics and data science initiatives to support single-family lending operations. Her responsibilities include developing critical analytics tools and frameworks which assist decision-making processes in the company.
Previous Roles at Fannie Mae
Prior to her current role, Catherine Hu served in various capacities at Fannie Mae. She was the Director of Model Risk Governance within the Enterprise Risk Management division from 2013 to 2016. Before that, she worked as a Financial Engineer Manager in the Loan Loss Allowance team from 2008 to 2013. In these roles, she contributed to risk management practices and financial analytics essential for the company's operations.
Experience at Citigroup
Before joining Fannie Mae, Catherine Hu spent eight years at Citigroup in the Greater New York City Area. As Director of Risk Management for Citi Cards, she oversaw risk management strategies and developed frameworks to manage the risks associated with credit card operations. Her role involved ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and enhancing the risk assessment processes.
Educational Background
Catherine Hu has an extensive educational background. She earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Finance and Marketing from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business from 2002 to 2005. Additionally, she holds a Master of Applied Economics from The University of Texas at Dallas, achieved from 1999 to 2000. This educational foundation has played a crucial role in her professional development and expertise in financial analytics and risk management.
Key Initiatives and Projects
In her professional career, Catherine Hu has led multiple key initiatives and projects. She developed a suite of scorecards for vendor performance measurement, enabling self-serve capabilities for external vendors. She designed a marketing campaign to optimize incentive structures for vacating properties. She created an advanced R-shiny workflow app for loan quality review, revamping business workflows. She also built state-of-the-art reporting suites with interactive visuals and auto-updates. Additionally, she owns the liquidation decision module for pricing asset dispositions and developed various performance-measuring KPIs, including Severity advantage, ROI for property repairs, and Lock-out Avoidance Rate.