Credibly Challenged

Matt Bisanz sits down with Bill Isaac, former chair of the FDIC and of the Secura/Isaac Group, to discuss his legendary career and current issues related to recent crises in the banking industry.

Matt Bisanz interviews Til Schuermann—partner at Oliver Wyman and co-head of its Americas Finance, Risk and Public Policy practice—on what he's learned about bank risk management over his career.

Matt Bisanz sits down with Ariane Chapelle, CEO of BDO Chapelle, and Jim MacDonnell, Managing Director of BDO USA, to discuss risk management practices and business continuity issues in the financial services sector.

Matt Bisanz sits down with Nicole Kitowski, chief risk officer of Associated Bank, to discuss insights from her unique, lifelong career in risk management at one banking organization.

Matt Bisanz interviews Matt Wolf, a director at RSM US LLP, on how he helps RSM's clients manage risks related to innovative technologies such as the blockchain and digital assets.

Matt Bisanz interviews Andy Spero about the development and operation of stress-testing programs and how to build a resilient organization around them. Andy is the founder and president of Spero Risk Associates.

Matt Bisanz sits down with Alexander "Sasha" Kakabadse to discuss what Sasha has seen in his time in the industry and trends he's noting with respect to controls. Sasha is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Capital Risk Management at Wells Fargo.

Matt Bisanz meets with Kim Olson to discuss how to manage risks in a complex banking organization and communicate with senior leadership. Kim is the Chief Risk Officer for the Americas at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

Matt Bisanz sits down with Dan Feldman to discuss how to manage risks of complex products and add value through knowing the business. Dan is the Vice President of Enterprise and Retail Risk Management at CIBC.

Matt Bisanz interviews Matt Swenson about building a model risk management function and connecting quantitative skills to business processes. Matt is the Model Risk Manager at Glacier Bancorp.

Matt Bisanz interviews James Sturgeon about his experiences leading a bank, and then leading a risk management function at a different bank, to understand the importance of knowing the business. Jim is the Chief Risk Officer of CommunityBank of Texas.  

Matt Bisanz meets with Robert Kidd to understand how his background as a bank examiner informs his current legal advice on risk. Robert is Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Legal at Capital One.

Matt Bisanz meets with Nick Baxter to discuss how good values and prudent risk management can be good for business. Nick is the Chief Risk Officer of First National Bank of Omaha.

Matt Bisanz sits down with Scott Buckalew to discuss maturation of risk management practices and his resources for those new to the industry. Scott currently serves as the chief risk officer of Selene Finance, a specialty loan servicer.