Asia Chapter

Introducing BTRM Asia Chapter Director – Professor Haili Wu

We are pleased to announce that Professor Haili Wu, PhD, CFA is joining the Certificate in Bank Treasury Risk Management (BTRM) leadership team as Asia Chapter Director. In this role, Professor Wu will help strengthen and expand BTRM’s relationships with banking professionals, financial institutions, and industry partners throughout Asia.

Professor Wu is a faculty member at the International Business School Suzhou at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. She brings a unique combination of academic expertise and industry experience to the BTRM program. Prior to her academic career, she served as risk and compliance manager at Agricultural Bank of China (UK) Ltd and as a risk control analyst at Northern Trust in London.

Professor Wu holds BA and MA degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge, a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance Laws from Queen Mary University of London, and a PhD in Psychology from University College London. Her interdisciplinary background and extensive experience in banking, risk management, and higher education make her exceptionally well positioned to support BTRM’s continued growth and engagement across Asia.

North American Chapter

Introducing new BTRM faculty member and North America chapter director – Jill Cetina

We are pleased to announce that Professor Jill Cetina, CFA is expanding her involvement with the Certificate in Bank Treasury Risk Management (BTRM).  In addition to teaching in the BTRM program, Professor Cetina will be the BTRM North America chapter director and help to deepen and expand BTRM’s relationships with the banking industry throughout North America.  Jill is the associate director of the commercial banking program and an executive professor finance at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M.  She is also a 2024-2026 Conference of State Banking Supervisors economic research and policy scholar and periodic contributor to American Banker.   Jill previously has held senior roles at Moody’s Investors Service, the Federal Reserve, and the US Treasury Department.

Jill stated “I am so pleased to work with BTRM in this capacity and support BTRM’s educational mission to strengthening banks’ balance sheet, liquidity, and interest rate risk management globally.  In light of structural changes in the global economy, interest rates and funding conditions are likely to remain more volatile and important for banks going forward.  As the 2023 US bank failures show, strong asset liability management (ALM) is crucial.  ALM is a topic where all North American banks – irrespective of some potential deregulation – should be looking to up their game and strengthen their bank.  BTRM is the premier global credential in bank treasury management.”