Credibly Challenged
Business & Economics Podcasts
Welcome to Credibly Challenged, a podcast on risk management issues for financial institutions of all sizes. Each month, Mayer Brown regulatory partner, Matt Bisanz, will interview a risk leader to discuss their best practices for managing risk and trends in the industry. He also will explore how they built a career in this fast-growing area and what advice they have for those just starting out.
Location:
United States
Description:
Welcome to Credibly Challenged, a podcast on risk management issues for financial institutions of all sizes. Each month, Mayer Brown regulatory partner, Matt Bisanz, will interview a risk leader to discuss their best practices for managing risk and trends in the industry. He also will explore how they built a career in this fast-growing area and what advice they have for those just starting out.
Language:
English
Episodes
Interview with Isaac Boltansky from BTIG
3/12/2024
Matt Bisanz interviews Isaac Boltansky, Director of Policy Research at BTIG, about the risks and regulatory trends for the rest of the year.
Duration:00:30:05
Interview with Mickey Shemi from Guy Carpenter
2/8/2024
Matt Bisanz interviews Mickey Shemi, North America Structured Credit Head at Guy Carpenter, to discuss credit risk transfer trends with the Federal Housing Finance Agency and in the banking and insurance sectors.
Duration:00:30:21
Interview with Bill Hulse from the US Chamber of Commerce
12/19/2023
In this episode, Matt Bisanz interviews Bill Hulse, a senior vice-president at the US Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness. Bill and Matt will discuss the potential risks to the Main Street economy that may arise from getting bank capital “wrong” in the US Basel Endgame rulemaking.
Duration:00:31:47
Interview with Justyna Bolter
12/8/2023
Matt Bisanz interviews Justyna Bolter, a senior counsel at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, to discuss her transition from risk to legal, and how others can build a successful career by leveraging their experience in both domains.
Duration:00:24:12
Interview with Amy Kvien and Jim Scott from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
9/22/2023
Matt Bisanz sits down with Amy Kvien and Jim Scott, from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, to discuss climate risk management and disclosure expectations for banks.
Duration:00:32:11
Interview with Tilcia Toledo from FTI Consulting
8/24/2023
Matt Bisanz interviews Tilcia Toledo, a senior managing director at FTI Consulting, to discuss risk management trends that she is seeing in her work with financial institutions of all sizes.
Duration:00:33:24
Interview with Bill Isaac, Former FDIC and Secura/Isaac Group Chair
7/13/2023
Matt Bisanz sits down with Bill Isaac, former chair of the FDIC and of the Secura/Isaac Group, to discuss his legendary career and current issues related to recent crises in the banking industry.
Duration:00:42:27
Interview with Til Schuermann from Oliver Wyman
6/8/2023
Matt Bisanz interviews Til Schuermann—partner at Oliver Wyman and co-head of its Americas Finance, Risk and Public Policy practice—on what he’s learned about bank risk management over his career.
Duration:00:31:49
Interview with Ariane Chapelle from BDO Chapelle and Jim MacDonnell from BDO USA
5/4/2023
Matt Bisanz sits down with Ariane Chapelle, CEO of BDO Chapelle, and Jim MacDonnell, Managing Director of BDO USA, to discuss risk management practices and business continuity issues in the financial services sector.
Duration:00:35:49
Interview with Nicole Kitowski from Associated Bank
4/6/2023
Matt Bisanz sits down with Nicole Kitowski, chief risk officer of Associated Bank, to discuss insights from her unique, lifelong career in risk management at one banking organization.
Duration:00:24:13
Interview with Matt Wolf from RSM US LLP
3/9/2023
Matt Bisanz interviews Matt Wolf, a director at RSM US LLP, on how he helps RSM’s clients manage risks related to innovative technologies such as the blockchain and digital assets.
Duration:00:34:08
Interview with Andy Spero from Spero Risk Associates
2/9/2023
Matt Bisanz interviews Andy Spero about the development and operation of stress-testing programs and how to build a resilient organization around them. Andy is the founder and president of Spero Risk Associates.
Duration:00:29:05
Interview with Sasha Kakabadse from Wells Fargo
1/5/2023
Matt Bisanz sits down with Alexander “Sasha” Kakabadse to discuss what Sasha has seen in his time in the industry and trends he’s noting with respect to controls. Sasha is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Capital Risk Management at Wells Fargo.
Duration:00:30:48
Interview with Kim Olson from SMBC
12/1/2022
Matt Bisanz meets with Kim Olson to discuss how to manage risks in a complex banking organization and communicate with senior leadership. Kim is the Chief Risk Officer for the Americas at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).
Duration:00:33:56
Interview with Dan Feldman from CIBC
10/31/2022
Matt Bisanz sits down with Dan Feldman to discuss how to manage risks of complex products and add value through knowing the business. Dan is the Vice President of Enterprise and Retail Risk Management at CIBC.
Duration:00:32:55
Interview with Matt Swenson from Glacier Bancorp
9/19/2022
Matt Bisanz interviews Matt Swenson about building a model risk management function and connecting quantitative skills to business processes. Matt is the Model Risk Manager at Glacier Bancorp.
Duration:00:29:46
Interview with Jim Sturgeon from CommunityBank of Texas
8/24/2022
Matt Bisanz interviews James Sturgeon about his experiences leading a bank, and then leading a risk management function at a different bank, to understand the importance of knowing the business. Jim is the Chief Risk Officer of CommunityBank of Texas.
Duration:00:26:36
Interview with Robert Kidd from Capital One
7/26/2022
Matt Bisanz meets with Robert Kidd to understand how his background as a bank examiner informs his current legal advice on risk. Robert is Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Legal at Capital One.
Duration:00:29:23
Interview with Nick Baxter from First National Bank of Omaha
7/5/2022
Matt Bisanz meets with Nick Baxter to discuss how good values and prudent risk management can be good for business. Nick is the Chief Risk Officer of First National Bank of Omaha.
Duration:00:33:36
Interview with Scott Buckalew from Selene Finance
5/31/2022
Matt Bisanz sits down with Scott Buckalew to discuss maturation of risk management practices and his resources for those new to the industry. Scott currently serves as the chief risk officer of Selene Finance, a specialty loan servicer.
Duration:00:28:23