Constantin Dan Cazacu,
About Constantin Dan Cazacu,
Constantin Dan Cazacu is a Senior Manager of Hedge Reporting at Transamerica, with over two decades of experience in risk management and quantitative finance. He has held various roles in notable companies, including Executive Director positions at Reinsurance Group of America and multiple actuarial positions at ING.
Work at Transamerica
Constantin Dan Cazacu has been employed at Transamerica since 2018, where he holds the position of Senior Manager, Hedge Reporting. In this role, he leads a team responsible for producing attribution reports for multiple hedging programs. His work focuses on analyzing and reporting on the effectiveness of hedging strategies, contributing to the company's risk management efforts.
Previous Experience in Risk Management
Before joining Transamerica, Cazacu worked at Reinsurance Group of America for six years, from 2012 to 2018, where he served as Executive Director of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and previously as Executive Director of Hedging from 2010 to 2012. His earlier roles included positions at ING, where he held various actuarial and quantitative roles from 2000 to 2010, including Quant Associate and Senior Actuarial Associate.
Education and Expertise
Cazacu's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, which he completed between 1993 and 1998. He also holds a Licenta in Applied Mathematics from the University of Bucharest, obtained from 1985 to 1990. His qualifications are further enhanced by a Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF), reflecting his strong foundation in quantitative finance and risk management.
Background in Actuarial Science
Cazacu began his career in the actuarial field at Protective Life, where he worked as an Actuarial Student from 1998 to 2000. He then progressed through various roles at ING, including Actuarial Associate and Associate Quant Strategist. Over the years, he has accumulated over two decades of experience in risk management, combining his expertise in mathematics, quantitative analysis, and actuarial science.