About

EcoFinSys LLC provides consulting services for the public sector in the use of quantitative modeling, data management, and software engineering for solving complex multidisciplinary problems. We use classical approaches, machine and deep learning methods in our solutions.

Dr. Korpela founded EcoFinSys LLC in 2018. He has 20 years of experience in quantitative modeling, data, and software engineering with investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies. His interests lie in deploying quantitative approaches, including machine learning and deep learning methodologies, to solve complex multidisciplinary problems.

Before founding EcoFinSys LLC and joining TechPar Group LLC and Toptal LLC consultant networks, he was Senior Director, Head of Enterprise Risk Systems and ALM Quantitative Analytics at Transamerica. At Credit Suisse, he was Head of CCAR Traded Credit Methodology and Reporting. At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, he was Quantitative Research Executive at Enterprise Capital Management. At American International Group, he was Managing Director, Head of Scenarios. He has also worked at Linden Advisors, Goldman Sachs, Citadel Investment Group, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Salomon Smith Barney in various front office trading desk roles.

Dr. Korpela has extensive experience in quantitative analytics, derivatives pricing, data, software engineering, and the regulatory domain.

Dr. Korpela has Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, M.B.A. in Finance from Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, M.Sc. in Finance from Helsinki School of Economics and M.Sc. in Physics from Helsinki University of Technology.