Thilanka Arachchi Appuhamillage

Thilanka Arachchi Appuhamillage is a Lecturer in the Applied Analytics program at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies and Vice President of Global Risk Analytics at HSBC USA.

Thilanka has extensive experience in quantitative modeling, risk analytics, and data science within the financial services industry. Prior to joining HSBC, he held quantitative modeling and data science roles at PNC Financial Services and First Hawaiian Bank. Before entering the financial services industry, Thilanka spent about five years as a university lecturer in mathematics.

Thilanka earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Oregon State University in 2011, specializing in probability, stochastic processes, and their applications. His academic and professional interests include applied statistics, quantitative modeling, risk analytics, data science, and the application of mathematical and statistical methods to real-world problems.