About

Donald Stephens is an accomplished Executive Director with over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He has a proven track record of leading modeling, analytics, and implementation teams. Donald possesses hands-on experience in artificial intelligence, modeling, optimization, and software development. He is highly skilled in explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Donald is experienced at speaking to large audiences and C-suite management. Currently, Donald works at JP Morgan as an Executive Director in Quant Modeling & AI. He provides executive leadership on model development and deployment for cross line of business initiatives focused on Consumer Behavior, Consumer Interaction, Operational Efficiency, Expense Reduction, and Workforce Optimization. Donald manages a team of quantitative modelers focused on applying advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to solve business problems. He leads a hands-on portfolio of projects applying Natural Language Understanding, Time Series Analysis, Forecasting, Anomaly Detection, Voice Analytics, Deep Learning, and Mathematical Modeling. Prior to his current role, Donald worked at Moody’s Analytics as a Senior Director in Operations Research. He managed complex projects involving applied mathematics, operations research, data science, machine learning, quantitative finance, and software development. Donald also managed development teams for mathematical models and quantitative credit default assessment scorecards for Public Private Partnerships, Small Medium Enterprises, Government Sponsored Enterprises, and Microfinance Institutions. Donald also worked at Morgan Stanley as a Fixed Income Quantitative Developer. He primarily worked with non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and other general fixed income products. Donald developed interest rate risk analyses for fixed income trading applications. Donald holds a Master’s degree in Quantitative Methods from Columbia University, a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence (CS) from Stanford University, a Master’s degree in Mathematics from St. John's University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Sacred Heart University. Donald’s technical skills include AI, Research Scientist, ML, Software Engineer, Deep Learning, and Data Scientist. He has 23.45 years of relevant experience in the financial industry. Donald is a highly accomplished professional with a strong track record of leading teams and delivering results.