Katarzyna A. Kacprzak
About Katarzyna A. Kacprzak
Katarzyna A. Kacprzak is a Product Manager at UBS, specializing in SBL and other traded products models. She has extensive experience in risk management and analysis, having worked in various roles across notable financial institutions in Switzerland and Poland.
Current Role at UBS
Katarzyna A. Kacprzak serves as a Product Manager for SBL & Other Traded Products Models at UBS. She has held this position since 2022 and operates out of Zurich, Switzerland. In her role, she is responsible for managing product development and implementation within the traded products sector.
Previous Experience in Risk Management
Before her current role, Kacprzak worked at AXIS Capital as a Risk Management Analyst from 2013 to 2016. During her three years in this position, she contributed to risk assessment and management strategies within the organization, based in the Zürich Area, Switzerland.
Career Progression at UBS
Kacprzak has held multiple positions at UBS prior to her current role. She worked as a Business Architect in Group Risk Change from 2021 to 2022 and as a Product Owner for Scenario Hub in Group Risk Change from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, she was a Business Analyst Contractor at UBS from 2018 to 2019.
Educational Background
Kacprzak has a strong academic background. She earned her MSc in Applied Physics and Computer's Modeling from The Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology between 1999 and 2004. She then pursued a PhD in Computational Physics at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, from 2005 to 2010. Most recently, she completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School in 2023.
Research and Early Career
Kacprzak began her career in academia, working as a Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä from 2005 to 2010. She also held a post-doctorate research position at the Paul Scherrer Institute from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, she gained practical experience as an Intern in P&C Actuarial Risk Modeling at SCOR from 2012 to 2013.