Christopher Allen Cirelli
Expert in Residence Institute for Insight- Education
- MS in Analytics, Georgia State University
- MBA in Finance, Seton Hall University
- MS in International Business, Seton Hall University
- Specializations
- enterprise solutions for the insurance industry
- account risk segmentation and propensity modeling
- Biography
Chris Cirelli is a data scientist and insurance executive with extensive experience in advanced analytics and underwriting. He currently serves as the Director of Data Science - Generative AI at AIG's Advanced Analytics Center of Excellence (COE), where he reports to the global head of advanced analytics solutions. In this role, Chris focuses on designing and developing enterprise-level advanced analytics solutions utilizing both traditional machine learning and generative AI technologies.
Prior to his current role, Chris was the Global Head of Portfolio Analytics for AIG’s Financial Lines & Casualty business segments. In this capacity, he specialized in identifying and quantifying risk aggregations and implementing risk segmentation strategies at both regional and portfolio levels.
Before joining AIG, Chris was the lead data scientist at Swyfft Insurance, an innovative insurtech company. There, he developed and deployed loss cost models focused on improving the commercial business unit's operational efficiency and profitability.
Lastly, and prior to working in analytics, Chris spend over a decade managing insurance underwriting units both domestically and internationally in Latin America.
In addition to his professional responsibilities, Chris serves as an Expert in Residence at Georgia State University. In this role, he assists faculty with research projects and supports students' transition into the workforce through specialized bootcamps and mentorship programs.