ABOUT ME

Catherine Tibaaga is a Risk Management professional who has over seven years of experience working for start-ups and  global firms such as Commerzbank AG, Freddie Mac, JPMorgan Chase & Co., E*TRADE Financial, and Jones Lang LaSalle. She has worked in a variety of roles in IT risk management, third-party risk management, procurement and accounting.  To provide value to organizations, Catherine conducts and leads risk assessment activities for corporations that seek to outsource their activities to third-party suppliers. Catherine also helps companies build their vendor, operational, and enterprise risk management programs. Her core expertise includes:

•  Ensuring  that vendor risk management programs align and comply with regulations (i.e. OCC 2013-29, GLBA and Privacy laws) and industry standards (i.e. ISO 27000 family of standards, PCI and NIST standards).

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• Using Risk Tools (i.e. Hiperos, MetricStream, Archer, Agiliance) to conduct risk assessments.

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• Understanding regulations (i.e. OCC, GLBA and Privacy Laws, FRB, FDIC) and industry standards (i.e. ISO 31000, ISO 27001, ISO 27002, PCI Compliance, NIST Standards 800-14, 800-37, 800-52, COSO Framework).

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In addition to working in financial services, Catherine mentors start-ups through the global incubator and seed fund 1776. Her diverse background in banking and finance enables her to provide a unique and practical perspective to startups that wish to attract global firms as corporate clients. 

She is currently attending Fordham University to study Mathematics and Economics.

For more information about Catherine Tibaaga please visit her LinkedIn page at Catherine Tibaaga. For a copy of her resume, please click on the PDF link below.