Exelixi AI is pleased to announce the establishment of its world-class Advisory Board with immediate effect.
This AI advisory board unites world-renowned academic and industry leaders to provide strategic counsel our firm towards the development of responsible AI solutions and drive innovation in financial services and other verticals.
“Our Advisory Board represents the pinnacle of AI and financial leadership. Their collective knowledge will help shape the future of AI in enterprise, and ensure our technology is aligned with industry best practices, client needs, and evolving regulatory expectations.” said Suren Vedantham – Group CEO for Exelixi AI.
The Advisory Board will play a vital role in guiding Exelixi AI’s strategy as it pioneers in AI innovation across financial services and other key sectors. By drawing on their deep domain expertise, the board will support Exelixi AI in developing cutting-edge AI-driven solutions that unlocks new revenue opportunities, enhance operational efficiencies, and create transformative business outcomes for clients.
Meet the AI Advisory Board
Dr. Edward Altman
Dr. Altman is the Max L. Heine Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and Director of the Credit and Fixed Income Research Program at the NYU Salomon Center. Dr. Altman has an international reputation as an expert on corporate bankruptcy
and credit risk analysis. He was named Laureate 1984 by the Hautes Études Commerciales Foundation in Paris for his accumulated works on corporate distress prediction models and awarded the Graham & Dodd Scroll for 1985 by the Financial Analysts Federation for his work on Default Rates and High Yield Corporate Debt. Dr. Altman is the creator of the world-famous Altman Z-Score Model, perhaps the most popular analytic method for determining the probability of default of global corporations.
In 2005, Dr. Altman was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Finance” by Treasury & Risk Management magazine and is frequently quoted in the popular press and on network TV. Dr. Altman has been an advisor to many financial institutions including Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers, Citigroup, RiskMetrics Group, (MSCI, Inc.), Paulson & Co., and Franklin Templeton. Dr. Altman was a Founding Trustee of the Museum of American Finance and was Chairman of the Board of the Interschool’s orchestras of New York, and current advisor to Golub Capital, a prominent private debt lender.
Dr Walter Gontarek – Chair
Dr. Walter Gontarek serves as chairperson of the AI Advisory Board. Walt is the CEO/Chair of Channel Digital, the parent of a FCA regulated provider of non-dilutive capital to the innovation economy. He also serves as Chair of Wiserfunding, which provides automated data-driven underwriting, portfolio management and regulatory solutions for confident SME lending decisions. He is also on the Board of Apollo-backed Catalina Holdings UK regulated insurer. He is a visiting fellow at Cranfield University and an Honorary Professor for Fintech at the University of Aberdeen. He holds a doctorate from Cranfield University in Finance.
Gary Haase
Gary brings over two decades of leadership experience in financial services. He was most recently Chief Operations Officer of CNA, a $13B publicly traded U.S. insurer. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Apollo- backed Catalina Holdings in a range of roles, including Group COO, where he oversaw 30 completed transactions.
A Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 2006, Gary brings deep expertise in data and analytics, M&A and integration, and operational transformation. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and an MBA from NYU Stern, where he has also taught graduate-level courses in statistics and data analysis. He currently serves on the board of Bermuda-based Fleming Insurance Companies and advises global insurance and technology firms on strategy, acquisition and execution.
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