Education Success Stories

Anisha Gizersky is a well-rounded technical Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) professional with over 15 years of experience in evaluating and addressing third-party risk. Gizersky has relied on her Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) designation for over a decade as she has built third-party risk management programs from the ground up.

Andrew "Andy" Abbinanti holds a CTPRP and leads a team of many CTPRP holders. With foundational knowledge in third-party risk management, Abbinanti’s team has been able to optimize tools, processes, and people to drive a highly effective risk management program.

The CTPRP certification says ‘I can help with your third party risk.’ When clients see that I have a CTPRP, it shows them that I understand what they’re facing, what they need help with, and how to get them there.

Despite accruing more than 15 years of third party risk management (TPRM) experience, Angela Davis Dogan remains committed to continually expanding her risk management skills and knowledge. An early adopter of both the CTPRP and CTPRA designations, Dogan is currently earning a Ph.D. in information technology (IT) with a concentration in cybersecurity and assurance.

Schneider Downs Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance Managing Consultant Bill Deller finds the CTPRA certification especially valuable because it covers the full breadth of assessment-related subjects while delivering the practical technical knowledge assessors need to operate confidently in the TPRM world.

Keelty discusses how her certified third-party risk professional (CTPRP) certification compliments three decades of experience as an information technology (IT) trainer, the head of an IT function and an operational risk manager.

As Managing Director of DVV Solutions in the U.K., Sean O'Brien is a trusted risk management advisor to customers and prospects. O'Brien explains how completing the Shared Assessments accreditation process helped drive new sources of revenue for his organization.

Greenfield, a 20-year financial services industry veteran, discusses the benefits of the third-party risk management "network effect" and explains why he keeps his CTPRP workbook close at hand.

Three years ago Luc Levensohn reached a career inflection point where he decided to transition from IT management to pursue information security compliance full-time.

Leading his company's third-party team is a surprise given that this information security professional "didn't want anything to do with vendors" just a few years ago.