Edward McAvoy

Edward McAvoy is an experienced professional in risk modeling and analytics, currently serving as the Head of UK Cards, Planning & Stress Testing Models at Barclays since January 2019, specializing in credit card risk model development and stress testing. Prior to this role, Edward held various positions at HSBC from 2008 to 2019, including Senior Audit Manager for Model Risk and Senior Retail Risk Analytics Manager, where responsibilities encompassed regulatory stress testing and risk management strategies. Edward's earlier experience includes roles at Visa as an Artificial Intelligence Engineer focused on fraud risk modeling and at Fair Isaac Corporation as Analytic Science Lead. Edward holds an MA in Statistics and a BA in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.