Michelle is a seasoned actuary with expert knowledge of actuarial subjects and business issues. She has hands-on experience for various life products and systems. Michelle joined SAS in 2021 as the Principal Industry Consultant, leading Insurance Risk Solutions at SAS APAC. Prior to SAS, Michelle worked for several major insurance and consulting firms in US. Over her 18 years of actuarial experiences, Michelle has acquired knowledge in pricing, financial reporting, ALM, financial planning and ERM. Michelle holds two MS degrees in Financial Mathematics and Applied Statistics from Florida State University.
When I started my career as an actuarial student in the early 2000s, being successful required a good actuarial exam passing rate and good modeling skills in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or using SAS® to code. However, just as SAS never stands still in data analytics, the skillsets required for
