Farm Credit Welcomes Rashid as Director of Strategy & Analytics
Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a lending cooperative that serves Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced that Shah Rashid has joined the Association as director of strategy and analytics, based in the headquarters office in Staunton, Va.
Rashid is originally from Cook County, Ill. but currently resides in Augusta County, Va. His grandparents were farmers and in his youth, he helped raise cows and chickens on the family farm. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Additionally, he holds two master’s degrees from Iowa State University, one in Statistics and one in Business/ Finance.
Prior to joining Farm Credit, Rashid spent a number of years at several large financial institutions, primarily in risk management and analytics roles. Regarding his new role, Rashid shared, “I am excited to join the Farm Credit community. I look forward to applying my data-driven decisioning skills to improve our business performance while keeping our customer experience solid.”
Carrie Casto, chief strategy and analytics officer, shared, “We are pleased to welcome Shah to Farm Credit of the Virginias and look forward to the leadership and insight he brings to our Association. With more than 15 years of experience in the financial industry, Shah offers deep expertise in quantitative analytics, credit risk management, modeling, scorecards and forecasting. His experience and data-driven approach will support informed decision-making and strengthen organizational performance.”
In his spare time, Rashid enjoys spending time outdoors – walking, hiking and exploring new trails in the Shenandoah Valley.
About Farm Credit of the Virginias
Farm Credit of the Virginias provides over $2.5 billion dollars in financing to more than 12,500 farmers, agribusinesses and rural homeowners throughout Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland. Farm Credit is a cooperative capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers and the rural homeowners and businesses that borrow from them. In fact, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States and have been for over 100 years. Farm Credit helps maintain and improve the quality of life in rural America and on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending, expert financial services and for facilitating and sharing knowledge and resources through the Farm Credit Knowledge Center.