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Christopher Michaelson

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Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Information Technology at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Christopher is a seasoned financial services leader with nearly 20 years of experience in the derivatives industry. He specializes in technology, compliance, and risk management, and currently leads artificial intelligence engineering at OCC. He holds a BS from DePaul University.

He is actively building a forward-thinking AI engineering team at OCC in Chicago, focusing on implementing Generative AI across the organization and is frequently hiring for his team.

Christopher is a recipient of OCC’s OCEO award for his delivery of reporting solutions on organizational risk and compliance.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Information Technology
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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AI Governance
He leads OCC's Artificial Intelligence Governance Council, which is responsible for establishing an enterprise-wide AI governance framework, including policies, procedures, and controls.
Generative AI Adoption
He is building a new team to drive the implementation of Generative AI across the organization and is actively hiring early-career professionals.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Information Technology
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
3-2023 - 8-2025
Executive Director, Data Analytics Engineering, Corporate Risk Management / Information Technology
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
3-2019 - 2-2023
Director, Data Analytics Engineering, Information Technology / Compliance
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
3-2018 - 2-2019
Manager, Data Analytics, Compliance
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
6-2016 - 3-2018
Manager, Data Analytics, Compliance
National Futures Association
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Education
2-2019 - 3-2020
Analytics
University of Chicago
9-2001 - 6-2005
Bachelor of Science - BS
DePaul University
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