John A (Jay) Jaeger

I've spent over four decades at the intersection of technology and risk—first as a technology consultant designing governance frameworks and analytics architectures, then leading operational risk analytics capabilities at a major financial institution.

My focus is enterprise risk analytics transformation. I believe the field is at an inflection point: the convergence of AI capabilities, zero-trust architectures, and formal verification methods creates opportunities that most risk organizations aren't yet positioned to capture. The gap isn't awareness—it's architecture.I approach these challenges as an engineer, not just an analyst. Version control for analytical assets. Ontologies for semantic consistency. Automated quality gates. DevOps pipelines for analytics. These aren't exotic concepts—they're software engineering fundamentals that risk management has been slow to adopt.

Before my corporate career, I served as a naval officer, including a deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. The military taught me that imperfect information still requires clear decisions, and that systems must be built to withstand pressure, not just perform in ideal conditions.

I'm an Eagle Scout, a cyclist who once rode coast-to-coast, and a hobbyist cheesemaker. I've been married to Margaret for 41 years. We raised six children and live in the Chicago suburbs.