Ronald Richman
Founder And CEO at Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA)
Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolRonald Richman is an actuary-turned-founder and CEO with a decade of hands-on experience building actuarial and risk frameworks across P&C and life insurance, most recently launching insureAI to commercialize AI-driven actuarial solutions. He has held senior roles including Chief Actuary at Old Mutual Insure and Chief Risk Officer for AIG Africa, where he led IFRS 17 implementation, internal modelling upgrades and climate-focused catastrophe analytics. A published researcher with an MPhil (distinction) and deep learning training, Ron uniquely blends advanced machine learning applications with practical capital modelling and governance. He chairs the ASTIN Board and ASSA’s Climate Change committee, reflecting a rare mix of technical credibility and international industry influence. Based in Gauteng, he’s known for translating cutting-edge research into deployable actuarial tools and building talent pipelines through apprenticeships and university partnerships.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Actuarial Science and Statistics, Bachelor of Science, Actuarial Science and Statistics at University of the WitwatersrandMaster of Philosophy (MPhil), Actuarial Science, Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Actuarial Science at University of Cape TownDeep Learning Nanodegree, Deep Learning Nanodegree at UdacityFASSA, FASSA at Actuarial Society of South AfricaFIA CERA, FIA CERA at Institute of Actuaries
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (43)
git-workflow9
compound9
textbook8
agentic8
r-package7
data-science7
pytorch7
singer7
claude7
css7
machine-learning7
python7
faust7
keras6
deep-learning6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
RonRichman/fashion_MNIST
May 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 years 9 months
computer-visionfashion-mnistmnistfashiontsne
Technical-Incerto-Reading-Club/technical-incerto-reading-club
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
This repository contains a website for the Technical Incerto Reading Club meetup group.
Contributions:3 reviews, 25 commits, 3 PRs in 2 years
meetup-groupcssjavascripttextbookincerto
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