Eva Neykova
Director | Risk Management | Operational Resilience | Reporting Strategy | Data Management | Sustainability | AI Strategy
- Role
- Director, Operational Risk Oversight at First Citizens Bank
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eva Neykova
I’ve always been drawn to structure - not the rigid kind, but the kind that brings clarity to chaos.Risk management, to me, isn’t about saying no - it’s about understanding what’s possible and building the guardrails to make operational growth sustainable.Over the past 13 years at KPMG, Gartner, Compass Lexecon and Navigant, I’ve advised financial, technology, and professional services companies on mitigating risk, complying to regulations, and shaping transformation initiatives.I\'ve designed strategic roadmaps to address reporting and data gaps and implemented tools to enhance transparency and governance.Some of my impact to date- Optimized business operations across a portfolio of 150 financial services organizations by driving research agenda for Fortune 500 risk leaders- Improved efficiency of proprietary disclosure gap assessment tool by 75% by leading AI-powered automation- Defined IT services and consulting firm’s reporting strategy for C-suite- Mitigated risk for six financial organizations through reporting readiness assessments- Equipped relationship managers at second largest US bank to engage with customers on regulatory impactsCertifications- FSA Credential Level I & II, IFRS Foundation- ESG Specialization Training, Workiva- Executive Certificate in Advancing Sustainability, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business- Sustainability and Climate Risk Certification, GARPTechnical Skills: Workiva, Watershed, Power BI, SAS, StataI am bilingual with cross-cultural experience living in Bulgaria and France.
Experience
Director, Operational Risk Oversight
Nov 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Education
Lafayette College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics and Business and International Affairs
2006 — 2010
Fordham University
Master of Arts - MA, International Political Economy and Development with Finance and Banking Focus
2010 — 2011
Skills
- Economics
- Valuation
- Microsoft Excel
- Research
- Due Diligence
- Sas Programming
- Financial Analysis
- Stata
- Investments
- Corporate Finance
- International Development
- Financial Modeling
- Intex
- Data Analysis
- Bloomberg
- Mergers & Acquisitions
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