Michael A. Hakimian, DBA, MBA, CPA

Experience

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  Chase

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2004

  First Vice President, Capital Markets Controller

  Controller covering financial and management reporting and analysis for fixed income sales and trading, derivatives, FX, asset back finance, and loan syndications. Managed Commercial Bank Financial Planning and Analysis team. Project Manager for merger of JP Morgan and Bank One’s derivative back and middle offices.* Project Manager for merger of Bank One’s derivative back and middle office functions. * Controller covering financial and management reporting and analysis for fixed income sales and trading, derivatives, FX, asset back finance, and loan syndications. * Managed Commercial Bank Financial Planning and Analysis team.* Centralized controllership functions for items such as policy administration, reserve practices, and reconciliation oversight which improved consistency and forecasting accuracy.* Business lead for global derivative system conversion which was completed on time while meeting significant success criteria. Show less

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  Nationwide Insurance

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2011

  Vice President of Finance

  Corporate Head of Policy and Financial Reporting Controls Program (SOX, MAR & FDICIA). Led team that assessed, influenced and communicated accounting policy guidance for new standard, significant transactions and M&A activity. Investment Controller for $70 billion investment portfolio including oversight of derivatives back and middle offices for trade processing, valuation and hedge accounting.

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  Assurant Specialty Property

  Apr 2011 - May 2015

  SVP and CFO

  CFO for Specialty Property business unit generating $2.8 billion in revenue. Led 100 person team responsible for financial planning & analysis, controllership (GAAP & statutory), actuarial & exposure management and operational cost accounting & metrics. Partnered with business unit and corporate leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives.

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  MCIC Vermont, LLC

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2020

  CFO and SVP

  CFO for a leading specialty insurance company and 5th largest medical malpractice group in the U.S. with 100+ employees, over $2B in assets and $400M in premium, servicing over 17k physicians at top tier academic medical centers; including Johns Hopkins, Yale, Columbia, and Cornell. Lead a team responsible for financial operations and reporting, reinsurance, insurance risk analytics, and overseeing outsourced investment office and actuarial services.

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  9th Gear

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  Chief Financial Officer

  9th Gear Technologies, Inc. is a FinTech startup automating foreign exchange (FX) to enable FX trades to settle in seconds not days. 9th Gear has created an FX marketplace that provides a unique source of intraday payment liquidity, achieving real time settlement and cost savings. By deconstructing the trade into credit and trading, settlement risk is eliminated, and back office costs are dramatically reduced.

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  Maryville University of Saint Louis

  Jan 2023 - Jul 2024

  Adjunct Faculty Instructor
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  Chattanooga State Community College

  Feb 2024 - now

  • Assistant Professor

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Adjunct Professor

    Feb 2024 - Jul 2024