Parham Ghorbanian, Ph.D.
About Parham Ghorbanian, Ph.D.
Parham Ghorbanian, Ph.D., is a Senior Manager at Protiviti with extensive experience in financial model risk consulting and machine learning applications in finance.
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Parham Ghorbanian, Ph.D., is a Senior Manager at Protiviti, a role he has held since 2019. Prior to this, he served in various capacities at Protiviti, including as a Manager, Senior Consultant, and Financial Model Risk Consultant - Intern.
Work Experience at Protiviti
Parham Ghorbanian has extensive experience at Protiviti, where he has held multiple roles. Currently a Senior Manager since 2019, he previously worked as a Manager from 2017 to 2018, and as a Senior Consultant from 2014 to 2016. He first joined the company as a Financial Model Risk Consultant - Intern in 2013.
Previous Roles and Special Projects
Parham Ghorbanian has held various consulting and organizational roles, including Statistical Analysis Consultant at Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc. in 2012 and Invited Session Organizer for the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division from 2012 to 2017. His projects have involved the development and testing of Machine Learning models, including Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and XGBoost, for financial institutions.
Educational Background
Parham Ghorbanian holds a Ph.D. in Control and Stochastic Engineering and an M.Sc. in Dynamical Systems and Control from Villanova University. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at K.N.Toosi University of Technology.
Notable Projects and Publications
At Protiviti, Parham Ghorbanian has led significant projects, such as the development of Anti-Money Laundering models and independent testing of underwriting models. Additionally, he has authored internal white-papers on financial risk management and machine learning, focusing on model validation, backtesting, and benchmarking.