Experts in Banking

Executive Leader: Banking Strategy & Change I am a senior leader in major, global business change programs within the banking industry. I also have Chief Operating Officer experience in a number of entrepreneurial situations. • Visionary leader with proven ability in delivering challenging, complex, global business change programs • Credible, C-suite experience and ‘trusted advisor’ status in multiple engagements • Transaction Banking and ‘Big 4’ consulting leadership in Europe, Americas and Asia-Pacific • Regulatory Business Change in Banking (EMIR, MIFID, AML, FATCA,... Read more

Seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience and substantial knowledge of the financial services industry. Experience highlighted by rapid increase in responsibility and rank in large national banks including Vice President at Chemical Bank (now JPMorgan Chase) and Director at Robert Morris Associates, and over 20 years of experience as a consultant providing subject matter expertise to numerous banks and institutions of varying size and market focus. Specializes in consumer and small business banking. Expertise in process improvement, strategic marketing, risk management... Read more

A licensed excess and surplus lines insurance broker, consultant and expert witness. In his thirty year career specializing in environmental insurance he has: • Placed and serviced thousands of environmental insurance policies • Trained and managed hundreds of insurance brokers • Taught environmental risk management insurance classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business for thirty one consecutive years. He has successfully placed insurance programs on many of the world’s toughest environmental risks including insuring the containment operations at Chernobyl for... Read more

Mike Walrod is a strategic executive leader with 25 years of experience, catalyzing organizational success through optimizing effectiveness and empowering teams. He possesses an extensive track record of increasing market share, dramatically accelerating profitability, and expanding brand awareness. Walrod currently serves as the principal for Incite Business in Leawood, KS. Within his role, Mike focuses on assisting clients to overcome critical market disruptions to regain positive growth. By executing in-depth analyses of the organization, consumers and evolving industry data, he is... Read more

Early adopter with Agile frameworks. Experience with Scrum since 2002. Experience with Kanban and Lean, successfully introducing agile frameworks into a previously traditional project management let organization. Past work as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and agile transformation lead in a Financial Services organization. Introduced internal company agile conference that has grown to an annual event attended by multiple offices across the country with sessions provided by internationally known agile experts. Agile certifications by multiple certifying organizations (Scrum Alliance,... Read more

Michael Blumberg has 30+ years of professional experience with key focus on reverse logistics & aftermarket services. Proficient in analyzing and forecasting industry trends, facilitating M&A transactins, contributing in operational efficiencies and strategizing to scale up business ventures, Michael is also adept at deploying process re-engineering, market research techniques, service marketing initiatives and service lifecycle management. In addition, he has served as a President at Signal Hill Ventures, as a Project Director at InterSearch and as a Director – Market Research at D. F.... Read more

John Chesser is an independent consultant based in Atlanta and consultants throughout the US. Provides IT disaster recovery, business continuity and resiliency services for the Fortune 1000 and government sectors. John has eighteen years of experience in a variety of fields related to IT and business continuity, having held progressive positions in both. His focus since 2000 has been on disaster recovery and business continuity planning, where he consults in industries such as financial services, electronics manufacturing, news media, healthcare, petrochemicals, manufacturing and... Read more