On Demand Events

Ed Thomas is a Senior Vice President at ProcessUnity, with an extensive background in Third-Party Risk Management. A seasoned expert in the field, Ed has years of experience guiding organizations on their journey to establish efficient and effective risk management programs. Combining his deep industry knowledge with practical insights, Ed aims to assist organizations in realizing the full potential of their TPRM programs.

Elizabeth Dunsmoor recently joined Shared Assessments as a TPRM Principal after 15 years as a TPRM practitioner. She has experience designing holistic programs and delivering assessment work within the cybersecurity, financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. With a proven ability to oversee and execute long-term operational strategies and methodologies for risk programs, Elizabeth is proficient in a variety of management actions including translating strategies into measurable plans, partnering with Procurement, corporate teams, and firm leaders to develop a pipeline of cross-functional leaders within the risk management function. She now provides training and guidance to business leaders to ensure understanding of program requirements, third-party capabilities, and performance expectations.

Chris is a Senior Advisor to Shared Assessments where he focuses on healthcare, financial services, and emerging technologies. He has more than 25 years of experience helping clients effectively manage risk while exhibiting a passionate and dynamic leadership style. Prior to joining Shared Assessments, Chris led third party risk management and information technology initiatives at Bristol Myers Squibb, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, KPMG, and Marriott International.

John DiMaria; CSSBB, HISP, MHISP, AMBCI, CERP, is the Director of Operations Excellence and Research Fellow with the Cloud Security Alliance. He has 40 years of experience in Standards and management System Development, including Information Systems, Business Continuity, and Quality. John was one of the innovators and co-founders of the CSA STAR programs Open Certification Framework for cloud providers and developed the first certification scheme and process related to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. John is a contributing author of the last three editions of the American Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Handbook, and a working group member, and a key contributor to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and former contributing author and Steering Committee member of the Shared Assessments Program, where he dedicated significant time and effort to advancing the goals and initiatives of the program. John also serves as a leading expert as the BCI SIG Vice-Chair for Cyber Resilience, Working Group Chair for the IEEE P3454™, Standard for Cloud Computing - Operational Resilience – Framework, Member of the MSECB Impartiality, Ethics, and Appeals Committee, and Customer Experience Advisory Member with Lindenwood University, St. Louis, MO. He currently oversees the strategic execution of core operational functions, liaising across departments to provide tactical support and guidance, promoting operational efficiency and interdepartmental collaboration. Prior to joining CSA, DiMaria was the Global Product Champion for The British Standards Institution where he served as the global head of all information security, business continuity and cybersecurity product and process offerings as well as operations assessment scheme manager. He has experience working with both national and international environments.

John, a seasoned professional with 20 years of experience in Security, Audit, Third Party Risk, and Product, serves as VP, Security, Risk and Compliance at Whistic. In this role, he safeguards Whistic's assets, data, and systems from cybersecurity threats and works to improve the risk and compliance posture at Whistic. As a dedicated thought leader, John contributes to shaping the future of Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) and is currently serving a second term on the Shared Assessments US Steering Committee, bringing a wealth of expertise.

Elizabeth Dunsmoor recently joined Shared Assessments as a TPRM Principal after 15 years as a TPRM practitioner. She has experience designing holistic programs and delivering assessment work within the cybersecurity, financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. With a proven ability to oversee and execute long-term operational strategies and methodologies for risk programs, Elizabeth is proficient in a variety of management actions including translating strategies into measurable plans, partnering with Procurement, corporate teams, and firm leaders to develop a pipeline of cross-functional leaders within the risk management function. She now provides training and guidance to business leaders to ensure understanding of program requirements, third-party capabilities, and performance expectations.

Andrew is the CEO of Shared Assessments, a global membership organization that supports hundreds of companies, risk programs, and thousands of associated third-party and other risk professionals. As a risk practitioner and executive, he has driven a culture of accountability and diligence in safeguarding information and other assets for organizations and their third parties. He has more than 25 years of experience in risk management and information security.

Mary Guzman is an insurance industry veteran, having spent 30 years as a broker, advising clients on a myriad of risks to their businesses and developing industry-first products/wording, most recently with a focus on all things related to technology, cyber, media, and intellectual property. She is considered a “disruptor” in the industry and is the architect behind the world’s first trade secret insurance.

Influential Risk Management Executive with proven success managing risk across multiple business lines while delivering against business objectives. Develop and maintain partnerships with internal/external business interests to identify key risk areas, mitigate resistance to change, and drive operational excellence. Trusted advisor to identify and resolve regulatory and business operational issues to deliver end-to-end solutions that drive business excellence while minimizing risk exposure.

Gary has nearly four decades of experience in financial services planning and management, working extensively on electronic payments, payments fraud, third-party risk management, privacy and information utilization, and business frameworks and standards for electronic commerce applications. His experience includes 25 years at JP Morgan Chase, where he retired as Senior Vice President of Electronic Commerce. At Shared Assessments, he lends this thought leadership to committees, research projects, and developing the Shared Assessments Framework.

Aki Eldar is the co-founder & CEO of Mirato, provider of a third-party risk management (TPRM) platform that orchestrates and automates the entire TPRM lifecycle for banks and other financial institutions. Entrepreneur, mentor and high-tech executive, Aki Eldar brings to Mirato more than two decades of senior-level management experience as CxO and CEO of Variance Technologies. Aki worked for the Israeli government and was the founder and CEO of Secure Islands Technologies, which was acquired by Microsoft. Aki’s professional expertise and proven track record have led to cumulative sales in the hundreds of millions of dollars spanning multiple global industries, ranging from cybersecurity to enterprise software, telecommunication, networking and defense.

Andrew Moyad is the Chief Executive Officer of Shared Assessments. Andrew is an accomplished leader and trailblazer in third party risk management. As a practitioner and a senior risk management executive, he has driven a culture of accountability and diligence in safeguarding information. Andrew has more than 25 years in risk management and information security. He has contributed greatly to the transformation and advancement of risk management as a strategic function that intersects with and helps guide all aspects of organizations. Most recently, Andrew served as Senior Vice President, Vendor Risk Management at Blackstone, where he led a team of risk professionals responsible for overseeing all phases of the vendor lifecycle at the firm, including risk assessments, control diligence, contract reviews, financial checks, performance monitoring, issue tracking, and management reporting. Prior to Blackstone, he served as a director and global head of vendor risk management and BlackRock and Senior Vice President for Citigroup, where he was a Business Information Security Officer in Global Fixed Income and led third party risk assessments for several years. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Natural Sciences from Harvard University and a Master of Science Degree in Information Systems from the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Bob Maley, Inventor, CISO, Author, Futurist, and OODA Loop fanatic, is currently the Chief Security Officer at Black Kite, a technology company that specializes in cybersecurity intelligence gathering and analysis. Before, he was the Global Head of Third Party Security at Paypal and the first Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Chris is a Senior Advisor to Shared Assessments where he focuses on healthcare, financial services, and emerging technologies. He has more than 25 years of experience helping clients effectively manage risk while exhibiting a passionate and dynamic leadership style. Prior to joining Shared Assessments, Chris led third party risk management and information technology initiatives at Bristol Myers Squibb, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, KPMG, and Marriott International.