Jiangjiang Yang
Head of Model Risk Management, Oportun
Jianjiang Yang is a risk executive with a proven track record of bridging institutional banking rigor with technological innovation. Currently leading the Model Risk Management and AI/ML Governance functions at Oportun, he architected the enterprise-wide risk infrastructure from the ground up, scaling governance for high-growth Fintech environments.
Jianjiang’s expertise is anchored by his tenure at Bank of America, where he managed global portfolios and spearheaded successful regulatory resolutions with the OCC and international regulators. A strategic advisor to boards, he specializes in the transformation of complex risk ecosystems, particularly in the areas of multi-jurisdictional compliance, automated MRM scaling, and the ethical oversight of AI.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Evolving Model Validation Practices for Next-Generation Models
- Managing continuous validation for adaptive and self-learning systems
- Using challenger models and parallel runs for benchmarking
- Understanding expectations around explainability and bias control
- Prioritising resources based on model criticality and complexity