Akshay Ahuja

About Akshay Ahuja

With an enriched experience in - Internal Audit, Electronic Trading Algorithms Audit, Digital Assets and Blockchain, Technology Risk Management - I am passionate about risk management and audit practices that assist organizations in achieving their business objectives by maintaining a balance between opportunity and risk. Having worked in all 3 Lines of Defense (LoD) in Risk Management, I bring a unique expertise of mananging risks from disparate lenses through: 1st Line of Defense - Business team responsible for owning and mitigating operational risks. 2nd Line of Defense - Oversight committe on authoring a revision of ORM framework (consulting exposure) 3rd Line of Defense - Internal Audit and Assurance This experience is augmented with a full-time MBA from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, which is one of India\'s top 10 business schools.

Experience

1. Director - Information & Cyber Security (2lod Risk)

   American Express

   Nov 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Entity: American Express Banking Corporation (AEBC), IndiaRisk Management | Second-Line of Defense (2LOD)Information & Cyber SecurityArtificial Intelligence Risk Management Operational Resilience

Education

• Harcourt Butler Technical University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech

  2006 — 2010

• S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research

  MBA (PGPM)

  2015 — 2017

• The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business

  Advanced Management Program (Residential)

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Microstrategy Reporting
• Tableau
• Internal Controls
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Iso 27001
• Weblogic Administration
• Itgc
• Risk Control Self Assessment (Rcsa)
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Technology Risk
• Team Management
• Operational Risk Management
• Microsoft Power Bi
• Risk Assessment
• Requirements Analysis
• Spring Framework 4.1
• Fraud Risk Assessment
• Information Security Management