Speakers

José de León serves as senior vice president and manager in Moody’s EMEA-covered bond group. José’s leadership spans a team of credit analysts stationed in various European offices. He also oversees the coordination of covered bond ratings in the Asia Pacific region. His tenure at Moody’s began in 2003 as an RMBS/ABS analyst, where he played an instrumental role in implementing and adapting Moody’s covered bond methodology across diverse asset classes and jurisdictions throughout Europe. Before joining Moody’s, José worked in structuring and trading ABS at DZ Bank, as well as in exotic equity derivatives at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. His educational credentials include an MSc in finance analytics from King's College London, a degree in economics from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, and a degree in finance from the Frankfurt School of finance and management (formerly HfB). José also holds a certificate in quantitative finance (CQF).