Justin Valentino

Justin Valentino is a senior analyst for the risk quantification team. He manages country risk scores for the Economics & Country Risk group at IHS Markit.

In his current role, Justin works on methodological development and inputs for the country risk investment model and creates new indices and innovative risk solutions. He works closely with financial markets, corporate security and insurance clients in advising how to integrate risk scores into credit risk and geopolitical evaluation models and provides custom scoring solutions. Prior to joining IHS Markit, Justin was a researcher at The Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise performing database creation and geospatial. He holds an M.S. in Economics from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. His specialization was in development economics and spatial econometrics with a focus on the economics of conflict in the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa.