Edward W Frees
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SeniorEdward Frees is a distinguished actuarial scholar and educator, a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries and the American Statistical Association—a unique distinction among their combined membership. He holds professorships at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and The Australian National University, blending decades of academic leadership with active editorial roles in leading actuarial journals. Frees has shaped public policy as an actuarial representative to the Social Security Advisory Board’s Technical Panel and has served in governance roles for the Society of Actuaries and the Actuarial Foundation. His work bridges theoretical statistics and practical insurance applications, making him a sought-after expert on long-term solvency and risk modeling. Beyond traditional academia, he maintains a public-facing presence through his professional website, signaling a commitment to accessible scholarship and outreach.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
data-modeling10
textbook10
data-analytics9
loss8
analytics2
mathematics1
python1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
OpenActTexts/OpenActTexts.github.io
Apr 2018 - Jul 2022
This project provides interactive, online, freely available texts. Our first effort, *Loss Data Analytics*, provides core training on one of the foundations of actuarial science, loss data modeling.
Contributions:37 commits, 1 PR, 43 pushes in 4 years 4 months
data-analyticsdata-modeling
OpenActTexts/Loss-Data-Analytics
Jul 2017 - Jan 2020
Loss Data Analytics is an interactive, online, freely available text. It provides core training on one of the foundations of actuarial science, loss data modeling.
Contributions:190 commits, 11 PRs, 66 pushes in 2 years 6 months
data-analyticsdata-modelingactuarialtextbook
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