Renee Lau
Principal Financial Services Industry Strategist at AWS | Generative AI Champion | Prompt Engineer | Professor | DEI Leader
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Two decades in financial services spanning risk management, investment banking advisory, and fixed income at Goldman Sachs and MUFG, now channeling that into helping financial institutions modernize at AWS.
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I work at the intersection of deep domain expertise and generative AI: building strategies for trading desks, asset managers, insurers, and banks that are serious about transformation, not just talking about it. I also speak on GenAI in financial services, bringing business insight and real world experience to the stage. Not seeking financial advisory services.
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- AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)JOB
- Principal FinServ Strategi…4Y 2M
Principal FinServ Strategist, GTM Business Development - Gen AI Lead
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Drive customer business growth by leading strategic discussions with stakeholders and C-suite executives, emphasizing the value of cloud adoption in terms of agility, innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage. • Forge collaboration with cross-functional teams and partners to promote best-practices, tailoring product offerings to address the unique needs of large and complex financial services customers. • Spearhead strategic business development initiatives, generating top-of-funnel pipeline opportunities by engaging with prospects, partners, and key customers, while showcasing tangible benefits of cloud adoption through case studies. • Proactively anticipate and adapt to industr…
- MUFGJOB
- Head of Risk Reporting inc…8Y 11M
Head of Risk Reporting including Market Risk, Credit Risk and Performance
MUFG
• Successfully managed three skilled technical teams, leveraging their expertise to develop and produce cutting-edge market risk reports. • Spearheaded the redesign of Union Bank's market risk reporting system and processes, resulting in improved transparency, efficiency, and higher data quality, all achieved without any additional costs. • Proactively drove initiatives to automate daily data flows and report generation for Market Risk Reporting, strategically targeting areas that would enhance audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements. • Developed robust tools to analyze system changes and promptly identify data discrepancies in both internal and vendor risk systems, effectively coll…
- FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJOB
- Adjunct Professor - Advert…11M
Adjunct Professor - Advertising, Marketing and Communications
Fashion Institute of Technology
- GOLDMAN SACHSJOB
- Market Risk Capital & Infr…2Y 11M
Market Risk Capital & Infrastructure
Goldman Sachs
• Spearhead comprehensive capital analysis and risk management initiatives for One Delta, Derivatives, Quantitative Specialists, and Equity Origination desks, ensuring compliance with Basel 1 and Basel 2.5 requirements. • Implement cutting-edge methodologies such as Specific Risk VaR, Stressed VaR, and Incremental Risk Charges to accurately assess and manage capital needs, driving efficiency and optimizing capital allocation. • Identify and proactively resolve issues within both Basel 1 and Basel 2.5 regulatory frameworks, resulting in significant capital savings and enhanced profitability for the organization. • Take charge of coordinating Equity Stress Tests portfolios, performing monthly…
- Structured Products - Stru…3Y 11M
Structured Products - Structuring & Analytics
Goldman Sachs
- HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENTJOB
- Social Media Mktg Consultant11M
Social Media Marketing Consultant
Harrah's Entertainment
• Evaluated and compared the Social Media Marketing efforts of Caesars versus other domestic casinos. • Created a robust framework that focused on increasing customer engagement through Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare.
- MIZUHO BANKJOB
- Investment Banking11M
Investment Banking
Mizuho Bank
Investment Banking - Corporate Finance Advisory Created innovative pitches to generate revenues and fees from large-cap and mid-cap companies. • Delivered presentation pitchbooks for capital structure, acquisition finance, targets for acquisition and divestiture activities for a wide array of industries including oil & gas refining, property & casualty insurance, aerospace & defense, medical devices, and agribusiness. • Analyzed debt capacity and merger scenarios, including ratings analysis, in an acquisition finance pitch to internal senior management. • Researched and designed first property & casualty insurance pitch presentation with minimal guidance.
- FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS - JEWELRYJOB
- Acting President1Y 11M
Acting President
Family Owned Business - Jewelry
Stepped in to run family-owned retail jewelry business and managed finances, inventory, hiring and training. Managed team of three sales associates. Strategized sales, promotions, and pricing resulting in 200% increase in store traffic, sales and profit.
- Job: MUFG — Head of Risk Reporting including Market Risk, Credit Risk and Performance · 2014 – 2022 · 8y — • Successfully managed three skilled technical teams, leveraging their expertise to develop and produce cutting-edge market risk reports. • Spearheaded the redesign of Union Bank's market risk reporting system and processes, resulting in improved transparency, efficiency, and higher data quality, all achieved without any additional costs. • Proactively drove initiatives to automate daily data flows and report generation for Market Risk Reporting, strategically targeting areas that would enhance audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements. • Developed robust tools to analyze system changes and promptly identify data discrepancies in both internal and vendor risk systems, effectively coll…
- Job: Goldman Sachs — Market Risk Capital & Infrastructure · 2011 – 2013 · 2y — • Spearhead comprehensive capital analysis and risk management initiatives for One Delta, Derivatives, Quantitative Specialists, and Equity Origination desks, ensuring compliance with Basel 1 and Basel 2.5 requirements. • Implement cutting-edge methodologies such as Specific Risk VaR, Stressed VaR, and Incremental Risk Charges to accurately assess and manage capital needs, driving efficiency and optimizing capital allocation. • Identify and proactively resolve issues within both Basel 1 and Basel 2.5 regulatory frameworks, resulting in significant capital savings and enhanced profitability for the organization. • Take charge of coordinating Equity Stress Tests portfolios, performing monthly…
- Job: Harrah's Entertainment — Social Media Marketing Consultant · 2010 – 2010 · 0 mo — • Evaluated and compared the Social Media Marketing efforts of Caesars versus other domestic casinos. • Created a robust framework that focused on increasing customer engagement through Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare.
- Job: Mizuho Bank — Investment Banking · 2010 – 2010 · 0 mo — Investment Banking - Corporate Finance Advisory Created innovative pitches to generate revenues and fees from large-cap and mid-cap companies. • Delivered presentation pitchbooks for capital structure, acquisition finance, targets for acquisition and divestiture activities for a wide array of industries including oil & gas refining, property & casualty insurance, aerospace & defense, medical devices, and agribusiness. • Analyzed debt capacity and merger scenarios, including ratings analysis, in an acquisition finance pitch to internal senior management. • Researched and designed first property & casualty insurance pitch presentation with minimal guidance.
- Job: Family Owned Business - Jewelry — Acting President · 2008 – 2009 · 1y — Stepped in to run family-owned retail jewelry business and managed finances, inventory, hiring and training. Managed team of three sales associates. Strategized sales, promotions, and pricing resulting in 200% increase in store traffic, sales and profit.
- Job: Goldman Sachs — Structured Products - Structuring & Analytics · 2006 – 2009 · 3y
- Job: Fashion Institute of Technology — Adjunct Professor - Advertising, Marketing and Communications · 2021 – 2021 · 0 mo
- Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Principal FinServ Strategist, GTM Business Development - Gen AI Lead · 2022-08 – present · 4y — • Drive customer business growth by leading strategic discussions with stakeholders and C-suite executives, emphasizing the value of cloud adoption in terms of agility, innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage. • Forge collaboration with cross-functional teams and partners to promote best-practices, tailoring product offerings to address the unique needs of large and complex financial services customers. • Spearhead strategic business development initiatives, generating top-of-funnel pipeline opportunities by engaging with prospects, partners, and key customers, while showcasing tangible benefits of cloud adoption through case studies. • Proactively anticipate and adapt to industr…
- School: University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business — MBA, Finance, General Management
- School: Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) — Master's Degree, Quantitative Methods & Modeling
- School: Cornell University — BS, Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
- School: Hunter College High School
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