Dr Tim Rowlands
Director Research
Dr Rowlands leads our quantitative team and is responsible for algorithms and mathematical models used within BoundaryRider. He is the designer of RiderNet, our unique accurate analytic real-time close-out netting algorithm for portfolio credit exposure calculation. He also consults in areas such as model validation/reviews, Basel II calculations and market risk management.
Prior to co-founding Credit Risk Systems, Tim held several senior roles in Trading Risk Management including Head of Treasury Risk Management at the State Bank of NSW. At another major Australian bank – Westpac – Tim was Senior Manager responsible for methodologies and policies for market, credit and operational risk across the global operations in financial markets. His projects included the implementation of a new global risk management system that complied with the requirements of the Reserve Bank of Australia arising from the Basle Committee recommendations. Tim is often invited to speak at Risk conferences including several Risk Magazine conferences in Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Tim has a degree with first class honours in Science from the University of Tasmania and a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Cambridge University in the UK.