Michael Galanter

About Michael Galanter

Adept and driven sustainability and operations executive with more than 20 years of experience building strategic processes, structures, and teams for a Fortune 500 financial services company. Proven track record of implementing sustainability strategies and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and frameworks—leveraging extensive expertise in sustainable business practices to pioneer innovative initiatives.For the last 16 years, I’ve grown in the scope and responsibility of my role at Broadridge—expanding my capabilities and scope as the company and society grew. Now I oversee the global company’s sustainability programming and policies including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks, reporting efforts, and driving broader business alignment. During my tenure, I’ve already achieved significant results through strategic sustainability efforts. In 2021, Broadridge improved its score by two levels in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), from a C to a B. This experience has given me a superior skill set in sustainability reporting, corporate strategy, and project management.

Experience

1. Deputy Chief Audit Executive

   Broadridge

   Sep 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Partner with the Chief Audit Executive to direct a significant portion of the operations in the Corporate Audit Department and contribute to the department’s overall strategic direction• Report to and communicate with the Board of Directors to provide them with information about the company\'s internal affairs• Communicate with senior and line management to address key business risks and control issues within the company• Drive the quality of audit work and disseminate and integrate key business and specialty knowledge across the organization.• Develop and cultivate key senior management relationships, acting as a key advisor providing advice and counsel critical to business operations and act as an early warning system for risk identification and solutions to control themes.• Proactively inform and counsel the Executive Management Leadership Team and business leaders about the future direction of the business and emerging risks• Establish and maintain strong relationships and regular contact with other company governance areas, regulators (e.g, FFIEC, SEC, etc.), and external auditors• Oversee the performance of audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures• Assist management, when needed, in the formulation of new procedures and organizational changes resulting from audit/consulting engagements and discuss changes in related policies, rules, procedures, and methods• Direct special audits and reviews, including but not limited to compliance, instances of alleged fraud, and unethical misconduct

Education

• The Juilliard School

  BM, Classical Vocal Performance

  1988 — 1992

• Baruch College

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accountancy

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Cisa
• Risk Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Auditing
• Internal Audit
• Internal Controls
• Strategy
• Analysis
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Finance
• Management
• Leadership
• IT Audit
• Risk Assessment
• Budgets
• Performance Management