How to be a CRO: Jennifer Geary

Risky Women Radio

Kimberley Cole speaks with Jennifer Geary, a 25-year veteran of the Risk industry, about her handbook for the modern Chief Risk Officer - practical advice, and skills you can bring into your own role as a CRO.

Jennifer Geary has over 25 years of experience in finance, technology, risk and legal, across diverse industries from financial services to not-for-profit. She has been Managing Director, EMEA for a software company, and COO and CRO for a number of fintechs. She has also worked in major banks such as Santander and Barclays, and was also COO for Save the Children UK. She is author of a range of business books. Her first book was "How to be a Chief Operating Officer” and she followed up last autumn with "How to be a Chief Risk Officer", and has just launched “How to be a Chief People Officer”, a collaboration with a HR professional.

SHOW NOTES 02:03 Career Journey 05:00 Doing Good for Social Good 10:00 Jennifer's 3 Books: How to be a COO, CRO, CPO 13:20 3 Pillars: Culture, Strategy & Execution. 6 Risks: Strategic, People, Tech, Financial, Operational & Sustainability 22:57 How to Keep Yourself Ahead of the Game

Transcripts and membership info: https://www.riskywomen.org/2023/09/podcast-s6e7-how-to-be-a-cro-jennifer-geary/