Rishi Beriwala

About Rishi Beriwala

An experienced risk and resilience professional with over 20 years of expertise in the credit card industry, specializing in Operational Resilience, Business Continuity Management, Enterprise Crisis Management, Third Party Risk Management, Resolution Planning and Basel regulatory compliance. Demonstrated success in designing and executing enterprise-wide risk strategies, including third party risk, that meet evolving regulatory requirements while ensuring uninterrupted service delivery. Known for analytical rigor, thought leadership, driving cross-functional collaboration, and aligning risk frameworks with business strategy to support sustainable growth and regulatory confidence.

Experience

1. VP, Operational Resilience Business Continuity Management

   American Express

   Mar 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Leading the enterprise-wide operational resilience program by defining critical business services, setting impact tolerances, mapping dependencies, and integrating risk management, business continuity, and third party risk frameworks• Leading the third party resilience risk program focusing on concentration risk and ensuring compliance with regulatory and audit requirements• Led crisis response for multiple enterprise level acute crises; responsible for establishing the Enterprise Crisis Management program and framework in partnership with various functional crisis programs; led several pre-crisis impact assessments and cross-BU co-ordination during actual crises moments; led the enterprise-wide Covid Response PMO team • Led regulatory exams and ongoing regulatory and internal audit interactions for operational resilience and business continuity management • Provided regular updates to executive committee members on operational resilience and third-party resilience risk, supporting data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant (equivalent of CPA), Accounting and Finance

  1997 — 2000

• Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India

  Diploma in Certified Treasury Management, Treasury Management

  2003 — 2004

• St. Xavier's College

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce, Accounts, Audit, Taxation, Law

  1996 — 1999

• New York University

  Diploma in FinTech, Finance Technology

  2019 — 2019

• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Finance

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Operational Risk
• Internal Controls
• Business Process Improvement
• Basel Independent Verification
• Management
• Analytics
• Banking
• Financial Modeling
• Project Management
• Basel Ii
• Basel Iii