ALM and Balance Sheet Management

Yujush Saksena is currently the Head of Market Risk, GE Capital covering Interest Rate Risk, FX Risk and Commodities Market risk. Prior to this  he was the Managing Director Market Risk for GE Capital Americas and the Verticals and co-head of Interest Rate Risk oversight at GE Capital  where his primary responsibilities included providing Independent Market Risk oversight of GE Capital Americas and GE Capital’s Global Commercial Real Estate, Aviation Financial Services, North American Life and Health and, until full divestiture, Synchrony. Prior to SIFI de-designation he was responsible for strengthening the independent oversight and challenge of IR risk, including evolution of IRR Policy, Standards and Procedures framework

Prior to joining GE Capital Yujush was at Citigroup, where was the Managing Director Interest Rate Risk Oversight and Market Risk Manager for the Retail Asset businesses.  In his 23 years at Citi he held a number of roles in Market Risk and Finance, including Market Risk Manager for Latin America Retail bank. While at Citi, he also worked on developing and implementing a standard NII forecast process across Finance, Risk and Treasury at Citi.

Yujush holds an MBA from The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore India and has an undergraduate degree in Engineering and a Master’s in Economics. He is also holds CFA and FRM certifications.

Shahab Khan currently works for Deutsche Bank in New York in Treasury function as Head of Regulatory Interpretation-Liquidity. Prior to this, he was with the Regulatory Policy group where he was subject matter expert on matters related to Liquidity, Capital, RWA, Market Risk etc. Before this, he worked for various financial institutions and was associated with one of the big 4 accounting firms in the financial advisory group at the beginning of his career. During his professional career, he has held various positions in Treasury and M&A groups. For the last several years, he has been dealing with Capital and Liquidity regulations that are applicable in the US. In addition to MBA, he is also a Certified Treasury Professional.  He is an avid reader and loves to travel.

Armel R. Kouassi is a seasoned banking and finance professional with over 15 years of experience in financial services.  He has worked and lived in numerous locations throughout the United States, Europe & Africa. Mr. Kouassi is Senior Vice President at Northern Trust Corporation. Armel has shifted between private equity, entrepreneurial and senior banking roles in his career. Armel is a frequent speaker and author in banking and risk magazines in Africa, Latin America, USA and Europe, he is certified Financial Risk Professional and a member of Global Association of Risk Professional. 

Armel received an MBA from the Wharton School, a Master’s in finance from ESCP Europe, France and a Master’s in statistics and economy with Honors from ENSEA, Cote d’Ivoire. Armel is a father of 3 girls, fluent in English, French and German, he is passionate of Economic Empowerments, Global Affairs, Arts and Music. Member of the Board of Directors of the 12.14 Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering well-being in children by instilling grit and resilience. Member of the Board of Directors of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. Armel is also member of the FinTech Advisory Board at the Center of Financial Professional. Member of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, the Aspen’s Society of Fellows and the Manhattan Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.