PointPredictive recently added to its roster of experts tasked with helping auto finance companies combat fraud and other risks to their operations. PointPredictive announced that Mike Kennedy has joined the company as vice president of analytics to spearhead the growing team of data scientists in its San Diego offices. Kennedy has more than 20 years of machine learning experience across credit card, retail banking, small business and auto financing with a focus on leveraging advanced data science to stream-line lending decisions while driving down fraud and misrepresentation risk. Kennedy previously held key leadership positions at Mulligan Funding, Opera Solutions and Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO). "I am excited to embark on this opportunity with PointPredictive," Kennedy said. "The team is trailblazing new ground helping auto, mortgage and retail lenders leverage artificial intelligence.