David Martens brings thirty years of risk management and
assurance experience as a bank executive and regulator. He has had executive level roles in a large bank in each of the three lines of defense including Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer, and Chief Audit Executive while also spending time as the Chief Accountant for examination, supervision and enforcement of a banking regulatory agency in Washington D.C. He has also worked in the financial services group for a big four accounting firm as a
Senior Manager in New York City.
David has broad subject matter expertise in the risk disciplines across the three lines of defense; designing and implementing many of the governance, risk management, compliance and oversight functions in the financial services industry that continue to evolve in response to today's challenging environment. He will advise and conduct research in a broad range of topics including; enterprise risk management, risk governance, risk assessments and assurance, financial risks, operations risk, compliance and regulatory risks, risk functions such as model risk and vendor risk, risk appetite statements, board risk policies and risk reporting, and other risk management topics.
David is a CPA and has held certifications as a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Financial Services Auditor. He was also a Registered Examiner when working as a banking regulator.
Served on Executive Committee as Chief Risk Officer. Responsible for establishing risk governance structure, risk management programs, and for measuring, monitoring and reporting on all key risk disciplines.
Vantage West Credit Union
Risk Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Chief Risk Officer
Office of Thrift Supervision
Chief Accountant and Policy
Enterprise Risk Management Program Management
Compliance Program Management
Enterprise Risk Management Process
Accounting Degree; Miami University, Cum Laude
Masters in Finance (focus on corporate finance and financial engineering); George Washington University; 48 semester hours with 4.0
Wharton - Advanced Risk Management
1ERM Policy, Frameworks and Risk Governance; Three Lines of Defense; Risk Committees
2Operations and Operational Risk Management and Resilience; Financial Risk Management
3Compliance and Regulatory and Stakeholder Risk Management; ERM Fisk Functions
4ERM Process and Program Management; Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Monitoring, Reporting
5Strategic Risk and Risk Appetites; Organizational Resilience