Steve Nguoghia

Founder & Principal Quantitative Analyst

Steve Nguoghia is founder and Principal Quantitative Analyst at cipris, with over 20 years of experience building pricing, risk, and regulatory model solutions for global banks such as UBS, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Nomura, Lloyds and fintechs. He has led end-to-end model development, validation, governance and regulatory compliance projects—including exotic derivatives, ALM, economic capital and SR 11-7 / Basel regimes. Among his achievements: constructing AI-First commodity pricing and volatility systems that meet industry-leading accuracy standards; launching an automated loan approval model that improved grant rates by 400 % without compromising risk controls; and implementing model risk rating frameworks across banking groups. Steve holds an MSc in Quantitative Finance and a degree in Civil Engineering from École des Mines de Saint-Étienne. Fluent in English and French, he partners with institutions worldwide to translate quant strategy into measurable gains—in speed, control, cost-efficiency and trust.