Megan Bruce

Vice President of Risk Management @Bridgewater Bank

St Louis Park, MN, US

Lead enterprise and operational risk strategy for a fast-growing financial institution, with a focus on enhancing governance, control effectiveness, and resilience across all business lines.• Built and scaled enterprise-wide programs for ERM, vendor risk, and business continuity, significantly enhancing organizational preparedness and operational resilience.• Developed and led cross-functional risk committees, fostering enterprise-wide accountability and ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory expectations.• Reduced risk exposure by implementing a robust control testing framework, enabling earlier identification of issues and timely remediation.• Improved third-party risk oversight, introducing continuous monitoring and due diligence processes that shortened vendor onboarding by 30% and improved compliance audit scores.• Oversaw security governance as the Bank’s Physical Security Officer, enhancing incident response planning and compliance across physical infrastructure.• Directed insurance portfolio optimization, resulting in streamlined coverage, reduced premiums, and closure of coverage gaps.• Led state and federal exam readiness, managing relationships with OCC and FDIC regulators and ensuring clean audit results.

University of Montana

Bachelor's Degree