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Drew Smith

Sr Principal, Advisory

Drew Smith is a Sr. Principal Advisor in Gartner's Risk Management Practice. In this role, he helps CROs and ERM professionals address their challenges and meet strategic goals by providing guidance on the risk management process, risk appetite, risk identification and assessment, risk mitigation and monitoring, KRI development, and risk reporting.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Drew worked as a Sr. Risk Analyst at Honeywell FM&T where he facilitated risk review meetings with divisional managers and conducted ERM and software trainings. He began his risk management career as a Business and Risk Consultant at Rochdale, a consulting firm specializing in ERM and VM consulting for credit unions. While at Rochdale, he assisted credit unions by implementing ERM programs, providing ongoing ERM consulting, developing risk appetite surveys and presentations, completing ERM reports, and conducting software trainings. He has also presented at the Credit Union National Association ERM School and participated in various webinars. Additionally, he worked at Cerner, a global healthcare IT company, where he assisted hospitals implement electronic medial record systems.

Professional background

Cerner Corporation, Consultant, 2 years

Honeywell FM&T, Senior Risk Analyst, 1 years

Rochdale, Business and Risk Consultant, 6 years

Areas of coverage
  • Enterprise Risk Management Process

  • Risk Management in Financial Services

Education

BA, Human Biology/Business Minor, University of Kansas

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Creating and Operationalizing Risk Appetite

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Risk Identification and Assessment

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Risk Mitigation and Monitoring

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KRI Development

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Risk Reporting