Gartner Expert

David Martens brings thirty years of risk management and

assurance experience as a bank executive and regulator. He has had executive level roles in a large bank in each of the three lines of defense including Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer, and Chief Audit Executive while also spending time as the Chief Accountant for examination, supervision and enforcement of a banking regulatory agency in Washington D.C. He has also worked in the financial services group for a big four accounting firm as a

Senior Manager in New York City.

David has broad subject matter expertise in the risk disciplines across the three lines of defense; designing and implementing many of the governance, risk management, compliance and oversight functions in the financial services industry that continue to evolve in response to today's challenging environment. He will advise and conduct research in a broad range of topics including; enterprise risk management, risk governance, risk assessments and assurance, financial risks, operations risk, compliance and regulatory risks, risk functions such as model risk and vendor risk, risk appetite statements, board risk policies and risk reporting, and other risk management topics.

David is a CPA and has held certifications as a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Financial Services Auditor. He was also a Registered Examiner when working as a banking regulator.

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