Summary
Philipp Maier is a senior financial technology and economics leader with 25+ years at the intersection of macroeconomics, risk, and analytics, and 12 years in senior roles driving transformation in banking and fintech. Currently Managing Director and Head of Financial Planning Integration at Citi, he has rebuilt stress-testing and automated forecasting platforms that managed forecasts for over $30B revenue and $1.5T in balance sheet. He previously led global professional services and strategic practice development at Alteryx, translating AI/ML and automation into regulated financial services use cases like regulatory reporting, fraud detection and SOX controls. His career spans central banking research to enterprise operational excellence, delivering up to $1.5B in annual benefits through process redesign, governance and change management. Known for blending rigorous academic training (PhD in Economics) with hands-on coding and model development (R-based automated projection platforms), he routinely briefs executives and regulators and builds cross-disciplinary teams. Based in Charlotte, NC, he combines policy-level economic insight with pragmatic delivery of data-driven, auditable solutions.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Economics, Ph.D., Economics at University of Groningen
B.A., Economics, B.A., Economics at Universität des Saarlandes
M.A., Economics, M.A., Economics at The University of Göttingen
English, French, German, Dutch