Chief Risk Officer

Author(s): Laura Hansen-Kohls, Brian Frank

The Chief Risk Officer’s role is to directly assess and holistically manage all aspects of risk brought to bear on the enterprise by IT security and legislative/regulatory compliance issues. The purview of this role includes risk as it manifests in the areas of technology, operations, and strategy. Achievement of balance between IT security concerns and compliance mandates is a primary objective of this role. The ability to make clear decisions under pressure is required.