Naresh Raheja is a former Senior Risk Specialist and Examiner at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where his work included supervising model risk management (MRM), including risk management for machine learning models, Generative AI, and agentic AI systems. He also led the supervision of large banks’ practices in managing credit and operational risks arising from extreme risk events and insurability challenges. He collaborated closely with the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OSFI (Canada), PRA (UK), and MAS (Singapore). Spanning banking, insurance, and financial analytics, his prior experience includes building and validating risk models at Moody’s Risk Management Solutions and fintech firms. Naresh is a frequent writer and speaker on AI risk. He focuses on the safe adoption of machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems, and balancing AI innovation with prudent risk management and supervisory expectations. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring national and regional parks with his family.