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Peter Russo

Senior Lead Quantitative Specialist, Wells Fargo

Peter Russo is currently a Senior Lead Quantitative Specialist in Wells Fargo Model Risk Audit team. In this role, he covers AI/ML, operational risk, credit, finance, and compliance models. Prior to this, he was Director of Data Science at Rue Gilt Groupe where he managed a team of data scientists.

In previous roles, Peter has worked at other large banks such as Barclays, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., and Morgan Stanley. Before entering finance, Peter held a post-doctoral position at the University of British Columbia studying novel energy storage materials using mu-SR spectroscopy.

Education

  • Ph.D., Columbia University
  • B.S., University of Texas at Austin