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Title: Welcome to GARP Cleveland


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Welcome to GARP Cleveland
  • Anurag Gupta, Co-Director
  • Aurele Houngbedji, Co-Director
  • Atul Gupta, Steering Committee
  • Hovik Tumasyan, Steering Committee

2
Outline
  • GARP
  • Our team in Cleveland
  • The FRM exam
  • Objectives for GARP Cleveland
  • Guest Speaker

3
Global Association of Risk Professionals
  • Leading association for risk professionals
  • 39,980 members in over 100 countries (13,024
    members in North America)
  • Primary objective to advance the risk profession
    through education, training, and promotion of
    best practices globally
  • www.garp.com!

4
Our Team in Cleveland
  • Anurag Gupta, Co-Director
  • Ph.D. (Finance) from NYU, Asst. Professor at
    Case-Weatherhead School (Finance Department)
  • Aurele Houngbedji, Co-Director
  • Ph.D. (Math Finance) from U-Pittsburgh,
    Quantitative Analyst at Ohio Savings Bank
    (Capital Markets Department)
  • Atul Gupta, Steering Committee
  • Ph.D. (Economics) from USC, AVP, Economic capital
    Allocation, National City Corp.
  • Hovik Tumasyan, Steering Committee
  • Ph.D. (Physics) from U-Miami, VP, Risk-based
    capital allocation, National City Corp.

5
The Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Exam
  • Globally accepted benchmark certification in risk
    mgt.
  • Held once a year around the world (in November)
  • 4,661 FRM holders (including Aurele)
  • Coverage
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Market Risk Measurement and Management
  • Credit Risk Measurement and Analysis
  • Operational, Integrated Risk Legal, Accounting,
    Ethics Issues

6
FRM Candidates Every Year
  • Over 5,600 registered this year.

7
Objectives for GARP Cleveland
  • Several general finance associations, but no
    forum focused on risk management
  • Several banks, investment firms, insurance
    companies, energy firms, and industrial firms in
    the NE Ohio region
  • Meet and talk about risk management issues,
    methods and practices through
  • Guest Speakers
  • Panel Discussions
  • Conferences
  • Provide a forum for focused networking
  • Bring the FRM exam to Cleveland

8
The FRM exam in Cleveland
  • Planning to offer a certificate program in risk
    management at Weatherhead School
  • Track of 5 courses focused on preparing
    candidates for the FRM exam
  • Prof. Peter Ritchken, Chair, Finance Department,
    is helping us set up this program
  • The only program of its kind in the region, very
    few even outside the region
  • Suitable for professionals with 2-5 years
    experience, as well as MBA/Masters students (with
    adequate background)

9
Our Guest Speaker for Today
  • Kathryn W. Dindo, Vice President and Chief Risk
    Officer, FirstEnergy
  • Since Nov 2001, established and led FirstEnergys
    Enterprise Wide Risk Management Organization
  • Joined FirstEnergy in Sept 1998 as Vice President
  • Instrumental in building FirstEnergy Facilities
    Services Group, Inc. - 600m in revenues, 3,400
    employees
  • Overseeing oil and gas-based operating units
  • VP and Controller of Caliber System, Inc.
    (1994-98), a 3 billion company
  • On the boards of J.M. Smucker Company, Bush
    Brothers Co., Akron Community Foundation, etc.
  • Previously audit partner with Ernst Young LLP
  • Elected as one of EYs first women partners
    nationally in 1985
  • CPA, BS (acctg.) U-Akron (1971), magna cum laude
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