Gartner Expert

Mark Beres

Director Analyst

Mark is a Director, Analyst at Gartner in the BTI - Assurance practice, specifically covering the Compliance and Risk Technology and Analytics terrain. Prior to Gartner, Mark spent over 18 years building experience in the IT audit, enterprise risk, and business continuity domains, becoming an accomplished and results-driven risk management executive in the financial services, manufacturing, insurance and consumer products industries. At Gartner, Mark is responsible for creating high-quality, clear, actionable insights and written content for Enterprise Risk Management, specifically data and analytics, GRC technology adoption and market evolution, risk monitoring, risk metrics and reporting. Mark provides clients and prospects with actionable advice from his prior experience and research, focusing on practical, easy to use solutions to complex, evolving challenges.

Previous experience

Prior to Gartner, Mark spent over 18 years building experience in the IT audit, enterprise risk, and business continuity domains, building, operating and maintaining internal programs in the financial services, manufacturing, insurance and consumer products industries. Mark's specific domains of risk leadership include Strategic Program Leadership, Risk Governance, Executive Risk Sponsorship, Risk Appetite and Tolerance, Risk Criteria Development, Risk Register Development and Maintenance, Risk Methodology Development, Making Risk Based Decisions, Risk Identification, Assessment, Reporting, Monitoring and Reporting Processes, Risk Operating and Resource Model Maturity, Risk Tools and Systems (including GRC), Risk Incentive Model, 2nd and 3rd Line of Defense Collaboration Model, Risk Analytics, Scenario Analysis, and Board Level Reporting.

Professional background

HUB International, Senior Director, Governance Risk and Compliance, 1 years

Panduit Corp, Director, Enterprise Risk Management (& Business Continuity), 7 years

Options Clearing Corporation, Director, Enterprise Risk Management - Technology Risk, 2 years

CNA Financial, IT Audit Manager, 1 years

Navistar, Inc, Internal Audit and SOX Compliance IT Manager, 3 years

Deloitte LLP, Technology Risk - Senior Consultant, 5 years

Education

Master's in Accounting, Butler University (2007)

Bachelor's in Accounting, Minor in MIS, Butler University (2006)

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