Odean White

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Position

Chief risk officer

Biography

Mr Odean White is an experienced banker with expertise in risk management, strategic planning and investment portfolio management. Over the last two decades, he has held several key positions in the Jamaican financial sector, including Treasurer at RBC Royal Bank Jamaica, and Head - Financial Analysis & Monitoring department within the Financial Institutions Supervisory Division at the Bank of Jamaica. In his current role as Chief Risk Officer at Bank of Jamaica, he is responsible for designing and implementing policies, procedures and systems to enable organizational resilience and ensure long-term sustainability. This includes infusing futures/foresight methods in the analysis of prevailing and emerging risks in the operating landscape to inform strategic thinking and decision-making. Outside of his professional life, Mr White is a mentor/life coach and serves as a Justice of the Peace for the island of Jamaica. He enjoys watching and playing sports and spending quality time with friends and family.