Kathryn Shilinsky

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ABOUT KATHRYN SHILINSKY

RISK MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVEA strategic risk management executive with financial and non-financial risk experience who delivers solutions to meet regulatory requirements, achieve organization goals, and support portfolio profitability. Subject matter expert who anticipates product and portfolio challenges and embraces best practices when creating and implementing governance programs. A professional who understands the competing interests of internal and external constituencies and effectively communicates required risk-based changes. A process-oriented leader that builds strong and successful teams through a collaborative culture. Emphasizes accountability for accuracy and meeting deadlines. A manager adept at short- and long-term planning who employs a risk-based approach when developing business processes, governing portfolio composition, portfolio management, and incentive plans.A leader who recognizes and develops talent through coaching and mentoring team members at all levels. Emphasizes organizational culture characterized by trust, collaborative interpersonal chemistry, transparency, accountability, and rapidly adapting to changing situations.Strategic Planning | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Communication | Customer Focused | Operational Risk Management | Executive and Board Level Presentations | Commercial and Third-Party Risk ManagementKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTSDesigned and led the implementation of a new third-party risk management governance process for over third parties, including multiple new policies and procedures, hiring approximately 50 team members, and developing new reporting tools and reports to evaluate, articulate and mitigate risk to the Board of Directors. Instituted new financial risk rating modeling tools to assess the probability of default for all third-parties.Established robust risk appetite processes, reporting, and testing thresholds for credit, operational and financial risks.Created and implemented 2nd line of defense documentation requirements for lending and leasing portfolios totaling $50 billion. Set up policies and procedures and led all training and reporting for the $2.3 billion Shared National Credit portfolio which improved the rating consistency and resulted in strong regulatory approval.