Our Team

Andrew Salerno

Andrew is the CEO and owner of Forest Street Analytics. With more than three decades of credit counterparty analysis experience gained from working at prominent Wall Street firms such as Mizuho Securities LLC, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and ABN Amro Bank, Andrew developed deep expertise in counterparty credit analysis, structured finance, and bank lending.

Specializing in comprehensive financial risk assessment, Salerno provides expert analysis across a wide range of financial products and institutions, including derivatives, repo transactions, securities lending, and cash transactions for banks, hedge funds, credit unions, broker dealers, and mortgage banks. His professional skills include designing and implementing risk policies, negotiating complex financial agreements, analyzing mortgage assets, and providing expert witness testimony in financial disputes. Andrew's approach goes beyond traditional risk assessment, offering clients focused insights that help identify potential financial vulnerabilities.

Rooted in the values of his childhood—symbolized by the street that inspired his company's name—Salerno brings a blend of professional expertise and personal commitment to every engagement, establishing himself as a trusted strategic partner in financial risk management.

Rivkah Bar-or

At Forest Street Analytics, Rivkah transforms complex market uncertainties into actionable insights using her distinct background spanning from computer science and entrepreneurship to neurological research. With specialized training in how the human brain processes information and informs decisions, Rivkah approaches risk modeling through a distinctive interdisciplinary perspective. She applies cutting-edge algorithmic approaches to risk assessment that challenge conventional financial analysis models. 

Rivkah established her foundation in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, where she gained interest in computational models of cognition and developed an interest in finance working under the tutelage of Joe Garrett at Garrett, McAuley Co. She went on to develop a bot called 'Noggin' which guides young athletes through concussion recovery, which is currently in trial at the University of Cambridge. Her technical proficiency in data analytics and computational modeling enable her to identify patterns in market data which traditional analysts may overlook. 

Rivkah specializes in creative, algorithmic approaches to complex risk scenarios, bringing a unique lens to the identification and mitigation of investment vulnerabilities.