Christopher Strout Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Founded Climate Data Center of Excellence, centralized bespoke Line of Business processes into single Enterprise function• Established integrated onshore / offshore data production team; launched Enterprise-wide climate data vendor rationalization; oversee centralized climate budgeting and Technology implementation• Aligned prioritized use cases including Financed Emissions reporting, EU Taxonomy / regulatory disclosures, modeling / scenario analysis and client-level target management for large corporates• Represent Bank of America and contribute to financial industry efforts focused on climate data consistency

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Assessed fragmented Line of Business-level climate data operations; drove senior management decision to establish Enterprise approach• Developed climate data strategic roadmap including single-source data provisioning• Resolved outstanding climate data conflicts and established program governance• Oversaw centralized climate Technology and data initiative budgeting process and implementation

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Credit Risk Framework Climate Strategy | Employee Learning & Development• Led integration of Climate Risk into Enterprise Credit Risk Framework• Identified and championed opportunities for Climate Risk management across Enterprise Credit and Global Banking Risk disciplines and processes• Developed international stakeholder coalitions across Risk, ESG and Lines of Business• Interpreted and supported global / regional / Legal Entity response for Climate impacts to Credit RiskGuided teammate learning:• Oversaw development and execution of Enterprise Credit Risk Management content for company-wide learning portal• Directed budget allocations and project resources in support of Enterprise Credit Risk learning portal initiatives

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Climate Risk | Credit Risk Data Effectiveness | Employee Engagement, Development & Inclusion• Drove international workstream identifying key Climate Risk management metrics across the Global Risk organization• Program managed end-to-end Enterprise Credit Risk response to Climate Risk priorities• Oversaw development and implementation of comprehensive business catalogs encompassing Enterprise Credit and Global Banking Risk reports and Credit Risk limits• Championed divisional Operational Excellence process integration initiative• Led report sourcing efficiencies program, eliminating manual processes and improving control of multiple reporting functions• Supported Credit Risk responses to Audit, Compliance, Regulatory exams and requestsDrove teammate development:• Led global Enterprise Credit and Global Banking Risk division Engagement, Development & Inclusion Council• Created and published manager toolkit supporting enterprise "Courageous Conversations" initiative addressing teammate wellbeing and societal change• Oversaw development and execution of Enterprise Credit Risk content for enterprise University learning portal

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Drove development of business intelligence Tableau dashboards supporting data incident management, oversaw expansion to enterprise Risk functions• Created enterprise-wide forum while leading Credit Risk data dictionary initiative, driving approach, implementation and process improvement across multiple LOBs• Led data management governance workstream and served as Product Owner coordinating response for multi-application replatformingFoster teammate engagement:• Led global networking initiatives for Enterprise Credit Risk Employee Satisfaction, Diversity and Inclusion• Managed communications for group-level sub-council• Drove organizational effectiveness workstream focused on data governance

Plano, Texas, Us

Delivered data governance client solutions while serving as team lead on-site at a Top 4 U.S. bank.Supported client team performance:• Designed and implemented approach to Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Standards for lineage, controls and data quality reporting across multiple scrum teams supporting application re-platforming within Credit Risk • Remediated compliance observations by linking Business, Operations and on- and off-shore Technology teams executing LOB-level controls; supported enterprise testing efforts• Fostered client engagement and delivery excellence for on-site NTT DATA team

New York, Ny, Us

• Led Asset Management Sales Reporting data distribution and governance efforts• Program managed $1+ million Sales Reporting portfolio linking front office, Operations and IT• Designed and implemented DQ controls and dashboards assessing critical element CDEs and trendsDrove business results through data integration:• Led client data initiative combining transaction, Salesforce, 3rd-party and product data • Built data business cases through operational assessment including lineage and modeling• Identified BI and analytics improvements including cross-divisional and enterprise data sourcing• Created senior leadership and stakeholder buy-in leveraging presentations and communication planImproved data governance operational processes:• Conceived, researched and created sales reporting data taxonomy• Led analysis and served as SME and for enterprise and cross-functional data improvement• Mentored team in contextualizing BI visualizations and analytics delivery for business partners

Master Of Science (Ms), Predictive Analytics

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) With Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism