Smith Analytics & AI | Retail Banking AMA with Lori Bieda and Mark Wagner

Lori Bieda and Mark Wagner joined our Smith Master of Management Analytics, Master of Management Artificial Intelligence and Master of Financial Innovation & Technology students for a retail banking analytics ‘ask me anything’ session. Lori and Mark shared how the analytics space in banking has evolved over the course of their careers and shared some advice and best practices with our students. Below is a short video summarizing part of the conversation.

Lori Bieda is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer for North American Personal and Business Banking at BMO. Lori is an analytics, technology, and marketing thought leader with 20+ years’ experience driving profitable business growth through the strategic use of data and analytics with global experience across industries. She was formerly the executive lead for customer intelligence, SAS Americas, and has led analytics, marketing and business consulting teams for over a decade in the banking sector. Lori is a member of the Smith Analytics & AI Advisory Board.

Mark Wagner is VP, Global Strategy and Transformation at Scotiabank where he leads their center of excellence to evoke change and manage the strategic roadmap for Global Risk Management including organizational effectiveness and assessment of data, process, technology and people activities against established industry benchmarks and enterprise best practices. Mark was previously VP, Advanced Analytics & AI Strategy where he built a new team from inception into a group of 30 data science and innovation specialists over the course of a year. Mark is a Smith MMA graduate and is also a member of our Advisory Board.