Speakers

Chao Cong is vice president of Data & Analytics Business Strategy for ICE, a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. In this role, Chao plays a critical role in providing the data and research for key stakeholders across the mortgage and capital markets industries. This includes overseeing ICE’s Home Price Index (HPI) and Index Suite, which complements the HPI with an overview of prepayment and credit market performance, as well as insights into the status of the origination market and real estate market. 

In her role, she also leads a diverse group of data-focused professionals and is responsible for ICE’s analytics solutions, including the AFT Prepayment and Credit Model, which provides a suite of cutting-edge behavior modeling solutions for agency, non-agency, whole loans, HELOC, HECM, CRT and agency CMBS.

Chao earned her master’s degree and is a candidate for a doctorate degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego. In addition to her financial services modeling and leadership experience, Chao is a CFA® charter holder and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM), as well as an author and researcher for many ICE white papers. Chao has also served as a panelist in multiple industry conferences, including those held by the Structured Finance Industry Group (SFIG) and the Information Management Network (IMN). Chao’s exceptional contributions to the industry were recognized by HousingWire, which selected her as a 2020 Women of Influence.