Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium (SERC) Risk Academy

Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium (SERC) Risk Academy

The Art of Risk-Informed Decision-making

Learn how to enable business growth with this professional certificate program.

Program Overview

Earn an Executive Certificate in Risk Management

Logo: SERC Risk Academy

PROGRAM DETAILS

Duration: 8 weeks
Location: 100% synchronous, online
Dates: June 3-July 24
Days: Wednesdays & Fridays each week
(no classes on June 19 and July 3)
Times: 1-3 p.m. ET
Tuition: $4,000

The SERC Risk Academy is an ONLINE eight-week intensive training focused on the fundamentals of risk management and best practices across industry sectors. The underlying premise of SERC is that risk is industry-agnostic and that every risk practitioner can benefit and learn from the experiences of other industries.

The goal of the Risk Academy is to expose up-and-coming risk practitioners to cross-industry perspectives so they can think about risk differently. Our high-caliber faculty are set to impart their knowledge on the next generation of risk practitioners, so they do not have to learn it the hard way!

Over the course of eight weeks, the cohort will hear from leaders in financial services, pharmaceuticals, insurance and aerospace – all regulated industries, but each with different experiences in risk management. What better way to jump-start a career in risk management than by learning from these industry leaders!

Valuable Outcomes

  1. Understanding of the fundamentals of risk management – everything from core definitions to taxonomy & appetite to management & mitigation strategies
  2. Introduction to how risk management issues present and are tackled in different industries
  3. Insights into key risks faced by companies in all sectors – financial, nonfinancial and nontraditional risks
  4. Application of key risk management skills, learned over the eight weeks, in a team-based Capstone project

Who should take this course?

This course is ideal for early to mid-career risk practitioners – those currently in risk management roles, as well as those who may not have risk in their title.

Attendees will span industries.

Professional Certificate

Upon successful completion of the Academy (with minimum 80% participation and a panel-reviewed Capstone project), earn a professional certificate in risk management from the University of Maryland.

Faculty

Introduction to Risk Management

John Stewart, Ph.D.
Academic Director
Retired CRO

Risk Leadership Development

Greg Burns
President
G. Burns & Associates

Operational Risk

Doug Cartney
Corporate Director
Northrop Grumman

Policy and Geopolitical Risk

Cristian deRitis
Deputy Chief Economist
Moody's Analytics

Risk Governance, Frameworks and Controls

Anil Hinduja
Chief Risk Officer
Freddie Mac

Supply Chain Risk

Gary Lynch
Founder
The Risk Project

Regulatory & Compliance Risk

Pedro Morales
Compliance and Risk Management Director
Google

AI Risk

Balaji Padmanabhan
Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives
Center for AI in Business

Financial Risk

Munish Pahwa
Chief Risk Officer
Sallie Mae

Model Risk, Governance and Controls

Evan Sekeris
SVP and Senior Economist
Bank Policy Institute

Elements of Risk-Informed Decision Making

Gerald Suarez
Professor of the Practice in Systems Thinking & Design

Cyber Risk
Hart Rossman

Hart Rossman
Vice President, Global Services Security
Amazon Web Services

FINAL WEEK: Capstone Presentations with a panel of executives across industries as judges

Panel Judges

Headshot of Anil HindujaAnil Hinduja
CRO
Freddie Mac

Headshot of Cliff RossiCliff Rossi
Robert H. Smith School of Business

Headshot of Diane DoeringDiane Doering
CRO
Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Headshot of Gary Ganci Gary Ganci
VP, Enterprise Risk Management
Travelers

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