Name
Dr. Rikard Bandebo
Organization/Affiliation (full name)
VantageScore
Position Title
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer And Chief Economist
Speaker Bio
Rikard Bandebo is Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Economist at VantageScore, the fastest growing credit scoring company in the U.S.
Dr. Rikard Bandebo has spent the last 20 years as a product leader and general manager, working at the cross-section of financial services and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Throughout his career, he has paired his expertise in data analytics with meaningful insights that help drive product innovation and expand market share.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Bandebo served as VantageScore’s Chief Product Officer, leading the data science and technology teams. In this role, he spearheaded the development of the VantageScore 4plus and VantageScore 5.0 credit score models. Prior to VantageScore, he was the Chief Product Officer at the location data company Unacast, where he helped develop a product-driven focus during a period of exciting growth. At Clarivate (a former Thomson Reuters division), he led the product and strategy functions for MarkMonitor, leading the company’s divestiture and transition to Investcorp. Bandebo has also served in leadership roles at other data analytics companies, including Bersin by Deloitte; 7Park Data (a Vista Equity Partners company); and real estate analytics company Markerr.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Bandebo led the Analytics and Advisory teams at First Data (now a Fiserv company) where he shared insights on the consumer, financial services, retail and small business sectors as Chief Economist.
Dr. Rikard Bandebo has spent the last 20 years as a product leader and general manager, working at the cross-section of financial services and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Throughout his career, he has paired his expertise in data analytics with meaningful insights that help drive product innovation and expand market share.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Bandebo served as VantageScore’s Chief Product Officer, leading the data science and technology teams. In this role, he spearheaded the development of the VantageScore 4plus and VantageScore 5.0 credit score models. Prior to VantageScore, he was the Chief Product Officer at the location data company Unacast, where he helped develop a product-driven focus during a period of exciting growth. At Clarivate (a former Thomson Reuters division), he led the product and strategy functions for MarkMonitor, leading the company’s divestiture and transition to Investcorp. Bandebo has also served in leadership roles at other data analytics companies, including Bersin by Deloitte; 7Park Data (a Vista Equity Partners company); and real estate analytics company Markerr.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Bandebo led the Analytics and Advisory teams at First Data (now a Fiserv company) where he shared insights on the consumer, financial services, retail and small business sectors as Chief Economist.