Olympian, Econ Alumna, and Cancer Survivor Chaunté Lowe Is Using Her Platform for Good
Chaunté Lowe is an alumna of the School of Economics, a four-time Olympian, and the women’s high jump American record holder. She's also a breast cancer survivor, something she attributes to being unusually proactive about her health.
At CitiGroup, I do model validation for wholesale credit rating models, macroeconomic scenario design models, and other stress-testing models.
Working with businesses across the globe.
Each model plays a critical role in Citi's business decision-making.
I'm the pricing manager for the Home Equity group at Trust Bank, so I'm responsible for setting the interest rates for home equity lines of credit and other loans and lines of credit.
Loan applications are assigned an interest rate based on factors we set, such as credit score, loan to value, line amount, and location. I also drive product and pricing initiatives with a cross-functional group across the bank, including finance, treasury, credit risk, product, marketing, and analytics.
I work on the Product Strategy team within Pricing and Revenue Management at Delta Air Lines. In my role, I manage all things baggage. Day to day, I evaluate baggage revenue performance. On a larger scale, I partner with other departments to push strategic initiatives past the finish line as a true product owner.
My research is significant in the fields of development and health economics. It encompasses social determinants, environmental factors, and human behavior and often involves collaboration with faculty from various departments within the schools of business and medicine. My investigations span a wide range of scales, from detailed genetic studies to broad evaluations of country-level economic efficiencies.
