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Andy Spero

Head of Model Development

Andy is responsible for the governance and validation of models and analytical tools at Regions. He held a similar position at another CCAR bank and developed models in credit risk and market risk at two other top-ten banks. He estimates that he has been responsible for the validation of over 100 stress testing models and views stress tests and scenario analyses as crucial risk management tools. A former business school professor at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Minnesota, Andy has worked as a consultant, web designer, and laborer. He has a PhD from Carnegie-Mellon University (GSIA) and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.