Dr. Jan-Hendrik
Weinert.

For me, a data strategy becomes tangible when people know how to access data, understand it and use it in their work. I develop data architectures that bring together business context, ownership and technical access.

One starting point was my work in risk management. To see across departments, I need the raw data behind their reports. It is at this level that I can connect information and understand how it fits together.

I want other teams to have that access too. I put data mesh principles into practice and build self-service capabilities with shared guardrails. Data should be usable across departmental boundaries, while knowledge of its meaning and responsibility for it stay with the business domains.

I designed and built an analytics platform based on Posit, R and Python, then expanded it for use across the company. It grew out of the need in risk management to process large amounts of data from different parts of the business.

Today, the aim is for teams to develop analyses independently, share results and run applications in production. Shared software engineering, security and governance standards are built into the platform. I continue to develop it and work on analyses myself, which keeps me close to the needs of the people using it.

Hands-on implementation also means writing software myself. I develop and maintain the R packages jirar and solvency2rfr. Both are available as open source on CRAN.

I build platforms that let teams use AI in their day-to-day work and develop their own applications. Using Azure AI Foundry, I created the technical foundations for using AI across the company.

In my risk management role, I am also responsible for the AI policy. For me, architecture and governance belong together. I translate AI, information security and regulatory requirements into technical solutions that help colleagues work within shared guardrails.

People often choose the easiest path. That is why I pair rules with practical tools and infrastructure. I want to make the easiest path the intended one, so that AI can become a natural part of everyday work.

I have worked in Risk Analytics at Viridium Group since 2018. I connect business, technology and mathematics to understand risk in the context of the whole organisation. Bringing data and business perspectives together across silos helps me support risk assessments and decisions.

This perspective across the business also led to my work on data architecture, analytics and AI platforms. I want to build what I need for my own analyses in a way that other teams can use too. That includes making governance requirements part of the technical implementation.

That breadth is what I enjoy. I can learn about many different subjects, understand how they affect each other and see how they fit into the bigger picture.

I specialised in insurance during my studies. Afterwards, I wanted to put that knowledge into practice and combine it with my enthusiasm for data, technology and mathematics.

I see insurance as a social institution that can give people security and protect their standard of living. Many people share a risk so that no one has to face its consequences alone. To me, this pooling of risk is a deeply social idea. I want to help make insurance better and more humane.

My academic background is in quantitative finance and actuarial science. During my PhD, I studied models for retirement provision, particularly tontines. This analytical foundation continues to shape my work across data, technology and risk.

• PhD at Goethe University Frankfurt
• Doctoral thesis: Essays on Tontine Annuities
• GAUSS Young Researcher Award 2019

I have been a huge Eintracht Frankfurt fan since childhood and a season-ticket holder for many years. Whenever I can, you will find me in the Nordwestkurve or travelling to away games, in Germany and abroad.

Every winter, I head out on my snowboard. France is my favourite destination, but I also ride in Austria, Italy and Germany. Snowboarding is my favourite kind of holiday, even though I am otherwise very much a summer person.

Every year, I spend several weeks at a time travelling in my self-converted T6, exploring Scandinavia and southern Europe. One three-month trip took me all the way to Albania.

During the conversion, I learned about electrics, solar power, woodworking and insulation. Learning something new and trying it out myself is what I enjoy most about it.

I enjoy walking and taking the time to look closely. On foot, I notice things I would miss driving past. A camera adds another perspective: a different position or composition can completely change how a scene feels.

What interests me most in photography is the process of getting to the final image. I have an idea of how I want a photograph to look, then experiment with how to achieve it. I keep learning and putting myself in new situations. It adds another dimension to being out and about.

I shoot with a Lumix S9. My favourite lenses are 75 mm f/2 and 10 mm f/2.5.