Kevin Kong
About Kevin Kong
Kevin Kong is a Director at Protiviti in Los Angeles, California, with extensive experience in model risk management and regulatory issue remediation.
Current Position at Protiviti
Kevin Kong currently holds the position of Director at Protiviti in Los Angeles, California. He has been in this role since 2023. In this capacity, he provides subject matter expertise in remediating regulatory issues such as Consent Orders, MRIAs, and MRAs. Kevin leads teams in delivering validations and audits within prescribed annual plans and assists clients in ensuring the adequacy of their quantitative calculations. Furthermore, he aids clients in developing data analytics and model risk management strategies, as well as in implementing related frameworks.
Previous Roles at Protiviti
Before his current role, Kevin Kong was the Associate Director at Protiviti from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, he served as Senior Manager - Model Risk from 2019 to 2021, both in Los Angeles and Chicago, respectively. Kevin's experience at Protiviti also includes tenures as Manager - Model Risk (2017-2018), Senior Consultant - Model Risk (2015-2017) in Chicago, and as a Senior Consultant in Canberra, Australia, in 2015. Additionally, he worked as a Consultant in Canberra from 2012 to 2014.
Early Career and Experience
Kevin Kong began his career at ANZ, where he worked as a Personal Banker for eight months in 2012 in Tuggeranong, Canberra. Prior to that, he was a Pharmacist's Assistant at Campbell Pharmacy, where he worked from 2011 to 2012. These early roles provided him with foundational experience in customer service and finance before he transitioned into more specialized fields in risk management and consulting.
Educational Background
Kevin Kong holds a Bachelor of Actuarial Studies and Finance from The Australian National University, where he studied from 2008 to 2011. He further pursued additional education at Deakin University, achieving RG146 compliance and completing the Tier 2 Program in 2012. His educational background laid the groundwork for his deep understanding of quantitative finance and actuarial studies, which he has leveraged throughout his professional career.
Expertise and Specializations
Kevin Kong specializes in model risk management, data analytics, and regulatory issue remediation. He has considerable experience in leading teams to deliver validations and audits within set annual plans, ensuring that clients meet regulatory expectations. Kevin's expertise also includes helping clients develop and implement model risk management strategies and related frameworks, lending them the assurance of adequate and accurate quantitative calculations.