A highly accomplished Senior Executive Risk Leader with over 30 years of experience in the areas of Security, Investigations, Cyber Incident response, Risk Management, Intelligence, Project Management and Operational Leadership in Global Financial Services and Banking industry. Uniquely qualified skill sets while possessing a visionary view on mitigating key operating risks, driving competitive value, serving as a trusted advisor and governance team member across multiple business disciplines. Lead and managed responses to several key global defining events that have occurred over the past 20 years. A respected and proven manager who has lead top-tier teams with diverse backgrounds and multi- dimensional skills that exhibited creativity, innovation and visionary application of processes ensuring risk-based cost-effective service delivery. Possess a highly adaptable portfolio of competencies, strengths and skill sets exemplified through a career of increasingly higher levels of responsibility and recognition
Skills
Transformation Leadership and Mentoring
Executive Cross Functional Management
Strategic Planning and Fiscal Oversight
Information Risk Management
Background and Due Diligence Investigations
Business Intelligence and Counterintelligence Programs
Analytics and Key Performance Metrics
Business Continuity, Crisis Management and response
Adaptable and agile thought leader
Industry Practitioner with Subject Matter Expertise
Creative problem solving and strategic risk mitigation applications
Security and Investigative policy and procedures administration
Employee Risk awareness
Data Science and Information Risk Management
Technology and infrastructure protection
Investigative and forensic services
Business conduct and security compliance
Experience
01/2012 to Current
Regional Executive Managing DirectorCiti Security And Investigative Services (CSIS) – City, STATE,
Transformed and lead the CSIS program for Citi's largest North America Regional portfolio comprised of 70,000 staff, 700 retail bank locations Global Headquarters andover 200 operating locations that included all Risk Management aspects of Security, Investigations, Due Diligence, Cyber Forensics/ Incident response and Risk based Intelligence programs with a staff of 200 Security , Investigative and Cyber professionals
Championed and governed regional wide business transformation efforts that reengineered key processes/programs, utilized key performance metrics, launched centers of excellence, rebalanced key staff while identifying annualized cost savings savings & return on investment impacting opportunities through investigative efforts and technology applications
Achieved and exceeded annual quantitative and qualitative targets by understanding and removing operational inefficiencies
Directed highly sensitive internal and external financial crimes investigations to minimize regulatory /reputational exposure and operating loss
Engaged with multiple regulatory bodies (OCC, OTS,FRB, FINRA) in ongoing supervisory reviews and audits of Security and Fraud Risk programs
Lead Citi's regional response to significant crisis that included natural disasters and logical attacks to ensure business resumption along with risk reduction to staff , operating systems and assets.
Fostered key relationships with senior executive leaders, direct lines of business and cross sector functional support (Ethics, Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk Mgt. and AML) to address tactical event response and strategic support of key business initiatives
Aggressively applied an intelligence lead strategy to identify and mitigate operating risks and exposures
11/1999 to 12/2011
Director of Citi Global SecurityCitigroup – City, STATE,
Manage the strategic planning and tactical execution of all physical security operations for Citi’s worldwide lines of business that included over 300,000 employees in 160 countries
Evaluated and developed key global security policy and procedures, technology and infrastructure protection standards, information risk management protocols, employee risk awareness and secure workplace operations standards
Direct internal and external resources to restructure security services functions for Financial, Banking, Insurance and Asset management Product Lines
Develop comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation protocols for global operating environments
Implemented customized security programs aligning to international regulatory operating requirements to mitigate risks
Formulate and manage direct operating budget of 140 million USD
Manage activity of 5 Regional security directors and staff of 453 proprietary security and over 5000 contract staff
Coordinate and support as required activities relating to Fraud Investigations with Unit heads
Support Compliance and Legal programs to enhance procedural control and minimize business risk vulnerability
Delivered Sr. Mgt and Board level presentations on Security and Risk related issues
08/1990 to 12/1998
Director of Security/Facility ServicesSalomon Brothers – City, STATE,
Direct, manage and implement physical protection and risk assessment programs for global financial Service Corporation with 3,500 employees at 10 locations throughout the domestic United States.
Cultivated strategic and functional support to European and Pacific Rim management for risk assessment, executive protection, liability program standards and technology applications.
Manage the activity of 26 professionals and 52 external vendors in the areas of Security/Facilities operations, investigations, executive protection, risk assessment, fire life safety, technology planning, liability analysis, and contingency response
Designed budget tracking and schedule compilations to analyze magnitude of cost and critical path event planning, performance criteria, training programs and system acceptance.
Supervised Construction management and installation coordination of base building modifications, tenant modifications, equipment and furnishings, infrastructure support and electronic systems
Education and Training
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Bachelor of Arts: Political Science And Government St Johns University - New York, NY, GPA:
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Executive Leadership: Georgetown McDonough School Of Business - Washington DC, GPA:
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Executive Leadership: Northwestern University Kellogg School Of Business - Evanston Illinois, GPA:
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Organizational Management : MIT Sloan School Of Management - Massachusetts , GPA:
Certifications
ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
US Government Department of Homeland Security-Secret Clearance (SC) Holder
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School Attended
St Johns University
Georgetown McDonough School Of Business
Northwestern University Kellogg School Of Business