LoanPerformance Is People
LoanPerformance created the first national mortgage database and has pioneered every major advance in mortgage data and the analytics they make possible. To do this, we’ve had to attract some of the best and brightest people in economics, statistics, modeling, and computer science.

Because of our unique position in the mortgage information industry, we make our experts available for interview by authorized members of the financial and other media. Please also see our management team.

Meet the Experts
Visit any or all of the LoanPerformance Brain Trust’s three departments:

• Mortgage Research and Risk Modeling
• Data Strategy
• Pre- and Post-Sales Support

Mortgage Research and Risk Modeling

• Damien Weldon, M.A., M.Sc., Mathematics
  An expert in data mining, mathematical modeling, and quantitative analysis, Mr. Weldon oversees the credit risk products and analytics business lines.
• Kevin Gillen, PhD, Applied Economics
  An expert in urban and regional economics, housing economics, real estate finance, and urban public policy, Dr. Gillen is senior housing economist.
• Stephen Pennington, M.S., Mathematical Finance
  With experience in the design and development of bond analytics, surveillance, reporting, and trade capture systems, Mr. Pennington is senior director of bond analytics solutions.
• Michael Roginsky, PhD, Statistics
  With broad experience in prepayment, default, and delinquency-to-claims modeling, Dr. Roginsky is director of credit risk analytics.
• Liang Wei, PhD, Housing Economics/Demography
  Specializing in credit model development and implementation, Dr. Wei is senior credit risk modeler in the credit risk products & analytics group.
• Nicholas Rumigny, PhD, Engineering
  With extensive experience in mortgage credit risk, default and loss modeling, Dr. Rumigny is a senior modeler in the RiskModel group.
• Gunnar Blix, M.S., Computer Science
  With a background in machine learning, pattern recognition, and information retrieval, Mr. Blix is senior research analyst in the credit risk analytics team.
• Matt Cannon, M.A., Economics
  With a statistical and economic modeling background, Mr. Cannon is a senior research analyst in development and monitoring of the RiskModel.

Product and Data Strategy

• Roy Gotthold, B.S., Mathematics
  A principal developer of the industry-leading LoanPerformance MBS and ABS databases, Mr. Gotthold is vice president of mortgage information.
• David Hurt, III, B.S., Business Administration
  With a background that includes General Electric and Internet startups, Mr. Hurt is LoanPerformance’s senior vice president of business development.

Pre- and Post-Sales Support

• David Stinner, M.B.A., Finance/Operations Research
  A former executive at GMAC and Citigroup and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Mr. Stinner is LoanPerformance’s vice president of analytical sales.
• Paul Iracki, M.B.A., Finance/Real Estate
  With a background in financial analysis, financial planning, and product management, Mr. Iracki oversees LoanPerformance professional services.
• Max Doubek, B.A., International Relations
  With extensive knowledge of public and proprietary real estate/mortgage data, Mr. Doubek is expert at finding unique solutions to difficult mortgage risk problems.

For More Information
To learn more about LoanPerformance’s Brain Trust—and to schedule interviews—please send us an email or give us a call at (415) 536-3526.