Jessie L.

About Jessie L.

I\'m passionate about aligning business strategies with sound risk practices and have consistently partnered with senior leadership to deliver complex initiatives across asset management, start-ups, and fintech.With over 15 years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), I have a proven track record of enhancing operational excellence and driving scalable business growth by ensuring risks are effectively mitigated. I specialize in implementing ERM frameworks, leading business risk governance, conducting enterprise-wide risk and compliance assessments, and managing key functions such as New Business/Product Approval, Business Continuity, Information Security, and Third-Party Risk.Select accomplishments include:• Successfully passed a regulatory industrywide ERM exam with no findings (2015)• Founded and led a U.S. Risk Forum for 15 asset management boutiques and $800B AUM, promoting transparency on key risk issues and emerging threats• Re-engineered third-party due diligence process, methodology and monitoring metrics which led to cost saving of $300K in SaaS & AI tools while meeting SOX compliance• Managed a $3M tech initiative to automate risk and regulatory reporting using Archer• Supported the full lifecycle of complex initiatives, including start-ups, M&A, and trading consortiumsStart-up and RIA experience includes Amherst Capital Management, OCIOs, robo-advisors (e.g, Sumday), Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Lending, and Home Equity Reverse Mortgage platforms.If you\'d like to connect or learn more, feel free to reach out at h••••••••@gmail.com—I\'d love to chat!Note: ERM risk category includes: Strategic, Information Security, Operational, Technology, Credit, Third-Party, Liquidity, Market, Fiduciary, Compliance, ESG and Model Risks

Experience

1. Risk Officer, Chief Risk Office

   Bloomberg

   Jan 2023 — Present · NY, US

   In this position, I owned the Risk Identification and Assessment and Business Risk Goverannce initiatives, including developing the strategy, roadmap, policy, standard and training resources to enhance the existing risk management function at Bloomberg. I developed a tailored COSO ERM Framework and methodology that are better aligned with Bloomberg\'s business strategy, while enhancing its risk maturity across the Three Lines of Defense model.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Accelerated Program in Financial Services

• Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  Oxford Fintech Program

• Boston University

  BA, Economics and Minor in Business Administration & Management