Top Quant Akhil Khunger on what FP&A teams are missing

Akhil Khunger, VP Quantitative Analytics, Barclays, has more than ten years of experience in the field. Akhil develops statistical models to forecast balance sheets, revenue and probability of default. He has experience with time series modeling, statistical modeling, machine learning and building implementation frameworks using Python and other programming languages. Akhil, who has a master’s in Financial Engineering from UC  Berkeley and London School of Economics, has worked in CCAR and Bank of England stress testing and know the Basel III/IV framework, SR 11/7, SR 15-18, and SR 15-19. He also has experience managing junior model developers.

In this episode: 

• The worst year for modeling?
• Diving into models 
• Working with big datasets
• Getting to the real reasons behind trends and data  
• The power of stress testing 
• What human judgement can bring to the table 
• The AI component in forecasting