Richard Cross, PhD

Director, Quantitative Research Group

Richard is the Director of the Quantitative Research Group at Moody's Analytics, responsible for numerous analytical productivity and data quality initiatives. He designs, implements, and operates systems that apply lean manufacturing principles to data production. Prior to Moody’s Analytics, he was a consultant with McKinsey. He has a PhD and an MS in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech, and an SB in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT.

Expertise

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Economic Data: Moody's Analytics provides comprehensive economic, demographic, and financial data at the national and regional levels.

Economic Forecasts: Moody's Analytics provides trusted macro and regional forecasts to help clients assess potential economic outcomes.

Economic Scenarios: Moody's Analytics provides internally and globally consistent economic, regulatory, and custom scenarios.

Economic Workstations: Moody's Analytics provides powerful workstations for economic research, data, and forecasting analytics.

TOPICS

Scenario Generation: Mathematical model simulating possible paths of economic and financial market variables.

Published Work

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When Good Data Happen to Good People: Boosting Productivity with High-Quality Data

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When Good Data Happen to Good People: Boosting Productivity with High-Quality Data

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