Parag Bavishi
Quantitative Analyst, Zurich Strategic Relationship Management

Direct:+44 (0)20 7702 6210
Email: parag.bavishi@zurich.com

Parag works as a Quantitative Analyst for Zurich Corporate Solutions and Zurich Strategic Relationship Management, UK and provides consulting services for clients through Zurich Strategic Risk.

His recent work has been on developing models that assist the structuring of alternate risk transfer deals by combining actuarial pricing methodologies with financial pricing methodologies. Parag is currently in his third year of a Ph.D. in Quantitative Finance at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. He has a 1st class degree in Chemical Engineering, also from Imperial College and was awarded the BP Amoco award for outstanding performance at university in 1999.

Parag is highly computer literate and has extensive experience with developing spreadsheet-based models, in particular using VBA for Excel and basic programming skills.

Parag has worked on a number of financial modelling projects including product selection modelling for a multinational pharmaceutical company and value at risk analysis for the Equity Risk Management Group of a major international bank. He is familiar with a wide range of risk modelling and spreadsheet modelling techniques.