Creating synergy by integrating enterprise risk management and governance

Author's Biography

Jean Hinrichs recently retired from Fannie Mae as Chief Audit Executive, where she restructured internal audit and created a highperformance team during a large financial restatement. Previously, Jean was Chief Risk Officer at Barclays Global Investors (BGI) where she restructured risk management that included credit and market risk, operational risk, legal, compliance, internal audit, insurance and corporate security. She initially joined BGI in 1997 to create a global internal audit function. Jean has over 15 years’ experience creating or transforming enterprise risk management and internal audit functions. She has an MBA from San Francisco State University and is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner. She is Past President of the San Francisco Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and was Co- Regional Director of the Bay Area Chapter of The Professional Risk Managers’ International Association.