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In leading financial institutions, risk management now permeates every aspect of business. From financial risk to increased regulatory scrutiny amid lingering effects of the regional banking crisis to cybersecurity and generative artificial intelligence, organizations are navigating a complex and fast-moving landscape. As a result, senior risk leaders are transitioning from risk mitigators to enterprise partners who connect risk to business strategy.

Future chief risk officers must be agile communicators who can tackle complex problems head-on, engage with regulators and confidently present critical risk insights. As the landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed, those who thrive will exhibit shrewd judgment, prioritize with precision and unlock value with limited resources. At Spencer Stuart, we help financial institutions build high-performing risk leadership teams and organizations that are equipped to grow, innovate and compete successfully amid rapid change.

Invested in your success

We strive to be leadership performance partners with our clients, empowering their people agenda and driving enduring value and impact for individuals and organizations through rich, data-driven insight, candid counsel, and a responsive and agile approach. Our global team brings deep expertise in risk management and a nuanced understanding of the financial, legal and policy forces shaping today’s business environment.

Our clients and expertise

We serve a broad spectrum of financial institutions, including:

  • Global banks
  • Regional banks
  • Broker-dealers
  • Insurance companies
  • Fintech companies
  • Asset management firms
  • Alternative asset managers
  • Wealth management

With nearly two decades of experience, we excel at identifying and developing chief risk officers and senior leaders across the most critical areas of risk and related disciplines, including:

  • Non-financial risk: operational risk, technology risk, enterprise risk management
  • Financial risk: credit risk, market risk and treasury and liquidity risk

Dedicated leadership advisers 

In addition to recruiting outstanding executives and advising boards on a range of governance and leadership issues we also:

  • help organizations select from among top candidates for a critical role
  • develop up-and-coming leaders
  • support succession planning
  • improve the effectiveness of the top leadership team
  • support strategic or cultural transformation
  • offer executive development and leadership coaching

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