Akili Sterling, CFA

Senior Manager, Risk Management
Brief info
Akili is a Senior Manager, Risk Management at Quantas Capital. Akili has 4+ years of experience in the financial services industry spanning Risk Management, Asset Management, Business Analytics and Actuarial Science. Akili’s two most recent roles were Risk Analyst – Fund Management and Analyst, Market Risk English Caribbean Region (ECR) at Scotiabank Group Jamaica (SGJ), where he had responsibility for the measurement, monitoring and governance of market risk exposures for both off-balance sheet funds (in the former role) and on-balance sheet. Akili consistently supported strategy decisions for the both business segments through preparation and presentation of reports at a variety of committees and board meetings.

Akili is a Senior Manager, Risk Management at Quantas Capital. Akili has over 4 years of experience in the financial services industry spanning Risk Management, Asset Management, Business Analytics and Actuarial Science. Akili’s two most recent roles were Risk Analyst – Fund Management and Analyst, Market Risk English Caribbean Region (ECR) at Scotiabank Group Jamaica (SGJ), where he had responsibility for the measurement, monitoring and governance of market risk exposures for both off-balance sheet funds (in the former role) and on-balance sheet. Akili consistently supported strategy decisions for the both business segments through preparation and presentation of reports at a variety of committees and board meetings.

Qualifications & Membership
❑ BSc in Actuarial Science
❑ CFA® Charterholder
❑ Society of Actuaries ASA Designation Candidate

Areas of Expertise
❑ Risk Management
❑ Data Analytics
❑ Leadership
❑ Investment Strategy
❑ Balance Sheet Management
❑ Risk Governance

Select Experience
❑ Experience in managing market, interest rate and liquidity risks and contributing to strategy discussions for off-balance sheet Scotiabank Mutual Funds and Pension Funds with total AUM exceeding 1bn USD
❑ Experience in managing market, interest rate and liquidity risks for on-balance sheet Scotiabank entities across 6 countries in the ECR
❑ Over 4 years of experience in model development to support a variety of financial analysis across multiple areas of the financial sector
❑ Experience in the development of policies and frameworks to contribute to robust risk governance structures in the areas of liquidity risk stress testing for off-balance sheet, pricing, etc.
❑ Experience developing treasury analytics models to support asset and liability management with respect to liquidity and interest rate risk exposure