David Hamilton

David Hamilton is a Managing Director specializing in Credit Risk Analytics, with an extensive career in Moody's spanning over 20 years, holding senior roles in both Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics.

He has worked across various asset classes like corporate, high yield, financial institutions, sovereigns, public finance, and structured finance, and has experience in research, credit policy, sales, and business development.

Mr. Hamilton's professional background includes serving as Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region in Singapore, where he demonstrated superior written and oral presentation skills, credit risk management, market and regulatory knowledge, and client relationship management expertise.

Apart from his technical skills, he values communication, collaboration, an entrepreneurial mindset, and achieving outcomes as a team, believing that people play a central role in the technical field of risk management.

His educational achievements include a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Executive Education in Leadership Essentials from Columbia Business School, and participation in programs like Credit Risk Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

David Hamilton has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Texas A&M University and a Master of Arts in Economics from Penn State University.

He has diverse experience in leadership, influence, and client engagement, leveraging his expertise to lead teams in creatively solving practical problems.

Mr. Hamilton is known for his ability to work collaboratively across different business units and geographical locations, combining his subject matter expertise with a strong emotional intelligence to drive success in the credit risk and analytics domain.