About this blog
Clark Abrahams is Global Marketing Director for Governance, Risk and Compliance at SAS. An author, inventor and former Chief Risk Officer, Clark is a 2011 NACD Governance Fellow and is currently on the board of Social Compact and a committee member on OCEG’s Leadership Council. With a career spanning nearly four decades, he is a passionate proponent of the fusion of analytics and judgment for better business decisions. His most current research focus is on high-performance risk applications in both the private and public sectors. Along with co-author Mingyuan Zhang, Clark has written two books, plus a chapter in a third, that re-think credit risk management and granting access to credit:
Fair Lending Compliance: Intelligence and Implications for Credit Risk Management
Credit Risk Assessment: The New Lending System
The Risk of Investment Products - From Product Innovation to Risk Compliance
See and hear Clark discuss a new lending system in this RMA " Journal Interview" video.
Clark Abrahams
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Clark Abrahams is Global Marketing Director, Governance, Risk, & Compliance at SAS. A former Chief Risk Officer, author and inventor, he has served on the Board of Social Compact several years, and is a committee member on OCEG’s Leadership Council. With a career spanning nearly four decades, he is a passionate proponent of the fusion of analytics and judgment for better business decisions. In fact, Mr. Abrahams testified before Congress about the need for a better consumer lending approach prior to the financial crisis. A San Francisco native, Abrahams graduated from UC Berkeley and holds an M.S. Engineering Degree from Stanford University. He is a member of the CFA Institute, National Association of Corporate Directors, NC Society of Financial Analysts, PRMIA, and RMA. He has been awarded two patents, and has four others that are pending. Mr. Abrahams latest publication with co-author Dr. Mingyuan Zhang is Chapter 6: A New Framework for Asset-Backed Securities (ABSs) in “The Risk of Investment Products: From Product Innovation to Risk Compliance,” Edited by Michael C.S. Wong, World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc., (2011).
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