CRO Wisdom: Sharing the Wisdom of Risk Leaders

In Part 3 of this episode of CRO Wisdom, Matt Moog, the General Manager of TPRM at OneTrust, discusses the resources that one can use and take advantage of to enhance their skills and become a more proficient risk profession

In Part - 2 of this CRO Wisdom episode, Matt Moog, the General Manager of TPRM at OneTrust, delves into the topic of third-party risk management and explores ways to improve this practice.

In this episode of CRO Wisdom, Matt Moog, General Manager - TPRM, OneTrust, joins Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom to discuss his professional path from an IT auditor to an expert in third-party risk management.

In Part 3 of this episode of CRO Wisdom, Vincent J. Scales, Director - TPRM, Verizon, discusses the means to become a more effective leader at the outset of one's career in risk management.

In Part 2 of this episode of CRO Wisdom, Vincent J. Scales, Director - TPRM, Verizon, talks about focusing on resiliency and the benefit of having continuous monitoring.

In this episode of CRO Wisdom, Vincent J. Scales, Director of Third-Party Risk Management at Verizon and Chairman of the Third-Party Risk Association, sits down with Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom and talks about his career journey from a consultant to third-party risk management expert.

In this episode of CRO Wisdom, Fanny Charrier, Director - Corporate & Leveraged Finance, Sustainable Finance Coordinator, Crédit Agricole CIB discusses the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, the impact of ESG on culture, and how companies are finding, nurturing, and retaining ESG and sustainability talent.

 In this episode of CRO Wisdom, Fanny Charrier, Director - Corporate & Leveraged Finance, Sustainable Finance Coordinator, Crédit Agricole CIB discusses the potential impact of SEC's climate-related disclosures, Scope 3 disclosures, and why companies must also look at Social and Governance metrics. 

 In this episode of CRO Wisdom, Fanny Charrier, Director - Corporate & Leveraged Finance, Sustainable Finance Coordinator, Crédit Agricole CIB sits down with Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom and talks about beginning her career in project finance and how she transitioned to sustainable financing. 

In this discussion, Dr. Laura Jones, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Hearst, and Eileen Fahey, Chief Risk Officer at Fitch Group, share their decades of expertise in risk management with Atul Vashistha, Chairman and CEO, Supply Wisdom.During the hour-long discussion, the panellists share their wisdom about the essentials for building out and scaling risk management programs with the goal of helping a new generation of risk professionals learn from leaders. Listen now for lessons learned, the importance of learning from peers, the value of industry associations and forums in fostering growth and education, and why one risk program cannot fit all businesses. Defining 'maturity' for a risk management program Best practices on building and scaling TPRM programs How to develop an effective risk appetite framework Maximizing the value of TPRM investments 

In Part 3 of this episode of CRO Wisdom, James Gellert talks about the importance of listening and learning from peers to be a great leader. He shares his advice on why young professionals must have a roadmap for their chosen career destination even while being flexible about getting there. 

 In Part 2 of this episode of CRO Wisdom, James Gellert talks about Covid-induced disruptions and how automation has helped them mitigate a lot of impact. James delves into the challenges of helping risk professionals assess risk from private companies and the importance of automating under the hood to deliver the most value to customers. He also emphasizes the importance of maintaining the appropriate internal data, such as lists of suppliers and their criticality, to get the most value out of risk management solutions. 

In this episode of CRO Wisdom, James Gellert sits down with Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom and talks about his long career in banking and how he transitioned to Technology, growing Rapid Ratings into the leader it is today.

Business today is a complex web of third-party relationships, and risks of disruption from these third parties are increasing in frequency and severity. Problem: Most enterprises follow a siloed approach with assessments of a few risks Data collected at a point in time is quickly stale – fails to present a current view of risk Usually limited to financial and cyber (often lagging indicators of trouble) – fails to present a comprehensive view of risk Siloed approach – fails to provide an enterprise-wide view of riskAll of which leaves organizations unable to prevent third-party and supply chain disruptions.Solution: Real-time full-spectrum third-party risk intelligenceReal-time intelligence provides an early warning – to enable effective proactive risk mitigation actions Full-spectrum coverage brings any leading indicators to your attention – to enable focus on most today's most critical risksIn this CRO Wisdom discussion, risk leaders Atul Vashistha, CEO, Supply Wisdom, and Debra Zoppy-Hendershott, Head of TPRM & Op Risk Business Resiliency, Guardian Life and Mike Rasmussen, GRC Pundit & Analyst, GRC 20/20 Research talk about the integration of continuous, full-spectrum risk intelligence into existing third-party risk/GRC architecture  can deliver the continuous 360° situational awareness enterprise resilience requires today.

 This episode of CRO Wisdom features Linda Tuck Chapman, CEO, Third Party Risk Institute. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Linda speaks about her career trajectory from procurement to third party risk at Scotia Bank and how the function was all about compliance and regulatory reporting in the 2000s. Linda discusses her entrepreneurial journey and raising awareness about the importance of third party risk in the board at banks. She talks about her two books on the subject and why one of them is written for auditors. Listen to her on why she believes the Covid pandemic has fundamentally changed the landscape for third party risk and its role in resilience and why continuous monitoring needs solutions that can prevent risk teams from being bombarded with negative news alerts. 

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Paul Milkman, CISO, Operational and Technology Risk Leader, CIT.  In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Paul speaks about how he landed into risk from his time at Xerox in the 90s and later in Fannie Mae. Paul discusses the importance of operational risk and why it is particularly relevant when every financial institution works with technology and operational partners who handle data and money. He shares his thinking around what is important in third-party risk isn't  very different from the risk within the enterprise and why there is more to risk than just cyber risk and ransomware.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Yakut Akman, Risk Leader. Yakut Akman was Chief Third Party Management Officer at Citi till 2019, following long stints at Deutsche Bank and Citi across the world. In this episode hosted by John Bree, Chief Evangelist & Chief Risk Officer, Supply Wisdom, Yakut talks about her long career in internal audit and risk management.  Yakut discusses the importance of a risk culture within organizations and why it's essential for risk management to not be reactive. She shares her views on best practices for incorporating continuous monitoring and why the business must be part of the solution for risk.

In this episode of CRO Wisdom, Atul Vashistha and John Bree, Supply Wisdom speak with two remarkable leaders from the Organization for Social Media Safety (OFSMS). Ed Peisner, Founder and Marc Berkman, CEO share the story of the unfortunate incident that led to the founding of OFSMS.Listen to the conversation to learn more about the invaluable mission of OFSMS, which is the first consumer protection organization exclusively focused on social media. Ed and Mark do not just share personal stories of the dangers of social media, they also touch on the possible risk for companies, including the reputational risks and their employees' well being, from social media.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Victor Meyer, COO, Supply Wisdom. In this episode hosted by John Bree, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Evangelist, Supply Wisdom, Victor talks about his long career in the Navy as a SEAL and how he naturally transitioned into Non-Financial Risk from there. Victor talks about his extensive risk experience at Deutsche Bank and the risk component in recent issues such as the Archegos fallout. Victor points out why third-party non-financial risk is the new cybersecurity risk and why risk practitioners must apply the same rigor to monitoring third parties in their supply chains as they would to internal governance and controls. He makes a case for monitoring risk across a wide risk aperture to ensure resilience.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Renee Forney, Senior Director, Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure Security, Microsoft. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Renee talks about her career trajectory from programming and network administration to her current leadership role in cybersecurity and risk management. Renee discusses why a multi-layered approach to risk management that goes beyond one-time risk assessments is essential to effectively build resilience. She shares the importance of continuous monitoring and OSINT to enterprise risk programs and her own lessons incorporating experts from government and military services to build effective risk programs. Don't miss her insight into why ethics in the workforce is one of the least understood areas of risk, especially in a world where engineers wield enormous influence. 

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Jenna Wells, Director of TPRM, Iron Mountain. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Jenna talks about her current role implementing and managing risk programs at Iron Mountain and how she transitioned into risk from a Signals career in the Marines. Jenna discusses her priorities for risk and why being agile and dynamic will be key to managing supply chain risk and increasing regulatory pressures. She shares her views on continuous monitoring and the importance of automation and AI to identify risk at scale and mitigate them.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Shamla Naidoo, Managing Partner, IBM Security. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Shamla talks about the challenges of risk management at a time when digital risks are rising. She talks about why she expects continuous monitoring will lead to a cultural shift towards self-regulating organizations.Shamla discusses what she sees as the problems of silo-isation and fragmentation of data and why an integrated view of risk will lead to exponential new benefits. Don't miss her advise to CISOs on the need to look outside to get a truly complete picture of risk to their organizations.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Jim Routh, Former Risk Leader, Mass Mutual and Aetna. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Jim talks about the challenges of risk management at a time when third-party risk events are rising in frequency and severity. He shares his views on the limitations of periodic assessments and why they are insufficient for today's world.Jim, an independent director at Supply Wisdom, discusses what he sees as the new frontier in supply chain risk management, based on data-science and automation as innovation catalysts. He talks about the critical importance of continuous risk monitoring across a wide risk aperture and the use of automation in enabling risk actions.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Avani Desai, President, Schellman & Company. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Avani talks about why she believes adopting technology is the only way to avoid obsolescence and which technologies have the potential to change risk management.Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom for Avani Desai's views on continuous risk monitoring, constantly rising cybersecurity threats, and reputational risk. She discusses how the pandemic has brought risk management to the board's attention and why the Chief Risk Officer must be analytical.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Bob Maley, Chief Security Officer, Black Kite. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Bob talks about about his current role (Chief Risk Officer + Chief Privacy Officer + Chief Security Officer) at one of the hottest tech start-ups in town and why the vulnerability of third parties and vendors keeps him awake at night.Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom as Bob talks about how he entered risk from the time he began his career in law enforcement and then in software and information security. He touches upon malware, bad actors, Solar Winds, and why the ability to quantify risk and make risk intelligence actionable changes everything.

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Laura Jones, PhD, Director of GRC, Hearst. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Dr Jones talks about her experience in building risk management programs and her current role building capabilities across the Governance, Risk, and Compliance spectrum. Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom with Dr Jones for her views on what keeps business leaders up at night, why risk matters to address those issues, and the impact of Covid on risk management practices. Don't miss her advice on how kids can stay safe online in this exciting discussion.  

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Phil Bennett, Manager - Information Security, Navy Federal Credit Union. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Phil talks about his experience in third-party risk management and oversight and the importance of practical implementation of aspirational practices.Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom for Phil's views on why companies must think about matters such as ESG for themselves and their supply chains and break down silos across the organization for risk management effectiveness. 

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Catherine A Allen, Founder and Chairman, Shared Assessments. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Cathy shares her risk journey, how 9/11 brought focus into issues like cybersecurity risk, and the role Shared Assessments plays in risk.Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom for Cathy's views on what will be the big concerns for 2021 and beyond, how virtual assessments and continuous monitoring will change how risk is managed, and the role of risk committees and corporate boards in risk.  

This episode of CRO Wisdom features Alpa Inamdar, Head of TPG Advisory, BNY Mellon. In this episode hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom, Alpa shares her experience and views on governance and risk and her own remarkable 23-year career in risk.Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom for a risk leader's view on the importance of going beyond cybersecurity risk and data breaches to monitor a wider array of risk to build resiliency for the future. 

This episode of CRO Wisdom is hosted by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Supply Wisdom. In this episode, Ivan Pooran, Head of Enterprise and Operational Risk, Guardian talks to Atul about his long career in risk. He discusses his perspective on how he expects third-party risk, cybersecurity risk, business continuity risk, climate risk, AI risk and other risks evolve in 2021 and beyond. Listen to this episode of CRO Wisdom for a risk leader's views on the importance of governance, technology, and continuous risk monitoring. Don't miss his advise on how to build a career in risk management.