New York City Metropolitan Area
Accomplished C-suite executive and board-level leader with 30+ years of experience in internal audit, enterprise risk management, ethics & compliance, and corporate governance across Fortune 500 and global organizations. Proven track record of transforming audit and risk functions into world-class operations, driving business performance, and delivering strategic outcomes. Trusted advisor to boards, audit committees, and executive leadership teams across financial services, technology, real estate, and healthcare industries.
Member of the Board of Directors of CNG Holdings, Inc., a privately held financial services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of CNG Financial Corporation. • Appointed to the Board of Directors, providing strategic oversight and governance guidance • Serves as Chair of the Compliance and Audit Committee, overseeing audit integrity, regulatory compliance, and risk management practices
Member of Cognizant’s Executive Leadership Team who leads the global internal audit, enterprise risk management, client audit, and insurance functions. Other responsibilities include chairman of the disclosure committee and risk management council and a member of several key executive risk committees including the 401(k) investment committee. Key accomplishments: • Pioneered the enterprise-wide integration of AI (Claude by Anthropic) into internal audit, ERM, client audit, and insurance functions, automating SOX testing, audit planning, report writing, and policy and client contract reviews — delivering over 10% reduction in operating budget with additional savings underway • Transformed internal audit and enterprise risk management into world-class functions, increasing audits from 10 to more than 80 despite a 20% reduction in headcount • Elevated auditor productivity from 15% to over 80% through automation and data analytics initiatives • Reduced SOX effort from over 80% of the audit plan to approximately 20%, freeing resources for higher-value activities • Drove revenue enhancements and cost optimization through ERM improvements that prioritized risk mitigation investments • Developed and implemented a client audit function that optimized client experiences and reduced claims by more than $35 million • Shaped risk management and governance structures enterprise-wide, leading to measurable improvements in business performance and internal controls • CNBC TV18 India Risk Management Awards (IRMA) — Master of Risk: 2019, 2021, and 2025 • RIMS India Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Award of Distinction: 2019
Led the Ethics & Compliance, Internal Audit, Franchise Audit Services, Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”), and Business Resiliency functions. Other responsibilities included active membership in several executive committees including Risk Management, Finance, Disclosure, and Cyber Security. Key Accomplishments: • Promoted to Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Head of Franchise Audit Service while retaining Chief Audit Executive responsibilities • Recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies® • Awarded SAI Global’s Excellence in Integrated Risk Management • Rationalized the number of key Sox controls by 50% • Successfully created ERM and Crisis Management Programs • Received significantly higher employee engagement scores compared to finance, total company, and global benchmarks
Led the Global Internal Audit, ERM, Compliance, Project Management Assurance, Health, and Safety, Safeguarding, Business Resiliency, Insurance, and Corporate Security functions. Other responsibilities included being Chairman of the Disclosure Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of Pearson's captive insurance company and Responsible Business Leadership Council. Key Accomplishments: • Significantly improved the quality and effectiveness of the Internal Audit and ERM programs adding to significant improvements in governance and system of internal controls • Successfully created and implemented the Compliance, Health and Safety, Business Resiliency, Crisis Management, and Corporate Security functions • Received Silver Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents • Increased global insurance coverage while reducing overall premiums
Responsible for managing over 100 professionals comprised of auditors, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses across several departments, which included Internal Audit; Client and Payor Audit; Retail Pharmacy Audit; Fraud, Waste and Abuse; and ERM. Key Accomplishments: • Developed and executed Internal Audit and ERM programs, which were utilized by Senior Management and the Board to manage and monitor the Company’s key risks and opportunities • Successfully defended more than $500 million of inaccurate client and payor audit findings from 2004 to 2011 and facilitated the successful completion of several hundred regulatory audits • Executed Retail Pharmacy Audit program recovering approximately $400 million from 2004 to 2011 • Developed and implemented Fraud, Waste, and Abuse program to identify and report inappropriate prescription medicine activity among pharmacies, physicians, and patients • Developed and implemented a revenue-generating program that exceeded the annual expense to operate the Retail Pharmacy Audit department • Developed and implemented an internal audit co-sourcing model reducing operating costs by 15%