Robert Newton

About Robert Newton

Highly accomplished leader with a strong background in banking and financial services. Verifiable history of experience in identifying, accessing, and mitigating operational risks to ensure regulatory compliance and business continuity. Coordinate with cross functional teams to promote a strong risk culture through effective risk management framework and risk assessments to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Successfully led efforts around risk mitigation, risk compliance, and risk controls for Data Management, Data Encryption, Data/Record retention, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Gramm-Leech-Bliley Act (GLBA), Basel II, BCBS 239, SEC Rule 15c6-1, and Access Controls. Partner with business, operational, and technical teams to self-identify risks and develop remediation plans. Effective interpersonal and communication skills, highly adept at diplomatically facilitating discussions and negotiations with technology, business, operations, stakeholders and executive leadership

Experience

1. Senior Vice President - Business Unit Risk Advisor

   Truist

   Sep 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Serve as a trusted, first line of defense partner to Enterprise Data Analytics & AI business units. Engage with business unit executives to identify, assess, manage, mitigate, and monitor risk in alignment with Truist’s enterprise risk framework. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:• Provide strategic and tactical effective challenges for all risks present within the Business Unit. • Advise on new or revised risk program requirements to conform consistency with the bank’s risk appetite.• Provide direction and guidance in the development of controls and governance mechanisms.• Communicate to Business Unit senior leadership, regulators, and Executive Committee all key activities, trends, and events related to risk, regulatory and audit reviews.

Education

• University of South Carolina

  Pre- Law: Government & International Studies

  1977 — 1978

• Midlands Technical College

  AS, Computer Engineering

  1980 — 1983

Skills

• Sharepoint
• Training
• New Business Development
• Microsoft Project
• Visio
• User Acceptance Testing
• Strategy
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Team Building
• Quality Assurance
• Teaching
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Business Requirements
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Financial Services
• Crm
• IT Strategy
• Coaching
• Change Management
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Operations Management
• Software Development
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Public Speaking
• Business Analysis
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Integration
• Financial Risk
• Consulting