Emily Peck
About Emily Peck
Emily Peck is an Actuarial Assistant at Transamerica, where she has worked since 2019. She has a background in actuarial science and physics, with previous roles at Aon Hewitt, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Brandeis University.
Work at Transamerica
Emily Peck has been employed at Transamerica since 2019 as an Actuarial Assistant. In this role, she has contributed to various actuarial projects and initiatives within the Greater Denver Area. Prior to her current position, she served as an Actuarial Analyst at Transamerica from 2017 to 2019. During her time at the company, she worked on a scrum team utilizing AGILE methodologies to develop an IT-controlled model change workflow.
Education and Expertise
Emily Peck studied Actuarial Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she completed the Capstone Program in 2013. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Lawrence University, obtained in 2009, and a Master of Science in Physics from Brandeis University, achieved in 2011. Her educational background supports her expertise in actuarial science and physics, providing a strong foundation for her career in the actuarial field.
Background
Emily Peck's career began with various roles in academia and the actuarial industry. She worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and a Graduate Research Assistant at Brandeis University from 2009 to 2010 and 2009 to 2011, respectively. She also held positions as an Actuarial Student at Aon Hewitt from 2013 to 2016 and as a Research Assistant at Lawrence University from 2008 to 2009. Additionally, she participated in a Physics REU program at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2008.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Emily Peck has engaged in various projects that demonstrate her actuarial skills. She has compared life, health, and annuity/retirement models across different platforms, ensuring that all changes underwent proper change management. She also performed comprehensive reviews of traditional life insurance AXIS models and managed the review of Alteryx workflows used for rate tables in AXIS models, contributing to the quality and accuracy of actuarial processes.