Chief Risk Officer
CurrentJohn serves as the Chief Risk Officer for RSM US LLP where he leads the firm’s Office of Risk Management. In this role, John works with the firm’s board and executive leadership team to oversee the firm’s risk culture and quality, while preserving and enhancing the value of the RSM brand. Working with our Office of Risk Management personnel, John ensures the firm’s risks are identified, mitigated, and monitored while maintaining a risk culture aligned with regulatory standards and client service needs. As the firm’s chief risk officer, John ensures alignment of the firm’s strategic vision with the people, processes, and technology needed to deliver quality and maintain critical risk management activities. John’s responsibilities include risk evaluation, risk modeling, and enterprise compliance. These responsibilities involve firm inspections, licensing, regulatory compliance, professional liability, independence, security and privacy, enterprise risk management, and internal audit.Prior to serving as the Chief Risk Officer, John served as the Leader for the firm's Risk Consulting Practice, which consists of Business Risk Consulting, Technology Risk Consulting, and Security & Privacy Risk Consulting. The risk consulting practice is responsible for providing risk, financial, strategic, and operational guidance to SEC registrants and large private companies across various industries. Select services include risk consulting, fraud and forensics, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), accounting and finance consulting, and corporate governance. John has developed and integrated strategic corporate planning initiatives for global clients, implemented ERM and corporate governance programs for companies with international operations and complex business models, and provided strategic coaching and training to various Boards of Directors and Audit Committees. John has consistently been recognized among peers for extraordinary leadership, growth, and business acumen.
