Andrew has a PhD in quantitative finance from the University of Cape Town. Prior to his PhD, Andrew completed a master’s degree in mathematical finance and a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from the University of Cape Town. After his studies, he worked for 3 years as a risk management consultant at Ernst & Young in Frankfurt. At EY, he worked predominantly in audit support projects specializing in pillar 2 and IFRS 9 credit risk models. During his time at EY, Andrew gained valuable experience in banking regulation and credit risk management as well as technical expertise in R and Python programming, and credit modelling.

Andrew has built a strong technical background during his PhD and coupled that with industry practice as a risk management consultant. He thrives on solving complex problems and presenting solutions in an understandable manner.