Risk is Our Business

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen beams aboard Amir Ramezanpour, Vice President of Global Risk Technology and Intelligence, and Global Risk Transformation Office at Manulife, to explore how risk must be defined, framed, and operationalized in a world of constant unpredictability.

Michael and Amir both lean on ISO 31000’s central principle, risk as the effect of uncertainty on objectives, to emphasiz...

In this warp-speed episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen connects across the comms with Akira Muranaka, GRC/IRM/ESG Technology Manager and global risk assurance veteran, to explore how enterprises can reimagine GRC as a driver of objectives rather than a compliance checkbox.

Akira explains why the future of risk management depends on moving away from ritualistic controls and toward a risk-based approach that en...

In this bridge-level episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen beams aboard Tayler Kuhn, Director of Internal Audit, IT, and Jeanne Cline, Chief Audit Executive at StoneX Group Inc., to explore the evolving role of internal audit in the GRC galaxy.

Their discussion begins with how internal audit has changed over the years, from back-office compliance to a strategic function collaborating across governance, risk, an...

In this transmission of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen connects across the comms with Ayoub Fandi, Security Assurance Automation Team Lead at GitLab and founder of the GRC Engineer Podcast and Newsletter, for a deep dive into what might be the next frontier of governance, risk, and compliance: GRC engineering.

Ayoub explains what GRC engineering is, what it does, and the value it provides, moving GRC away from afte...

In this stardate transmission of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen beams in Emma Price, Deloitte Partner and UK Enterprise Risk Management Lead, to chart how risk management has transformed across decades, and where it’s set to warp next.

Their voyage begins with language itself: from business continuity and disaster recovery to the all-encompassing term “resilience.” Emma explains why substituting “risk” with “resili...

In this star-mapping episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen beams aboard Tony Martin-Vegue, risk consultant, advisor, and author of the upcoming book Heatmaps to Histograms: A Practical Guide to Cyber Risk Quantification. With 25 years navigating the galaxy of cyber risk, Tony has guided enterprises from the gravitational pull of checklists and color-coded charts into the warp lanes of defensible, quantitative a...

In this mission-critical episode of Risk Is Our Business, host Michael Rasmussen opens the comms with Hardik Mehta, Global Head of Risk and Regulatory Compliance at JPMorgan Chase. With two decades of experience across Uber, Microsoft, and global advisory firms, Hardik has charted risk programs that span continents, cloud migrations, and regulatory galaxies.

Their conversation starts with what keeps him up at night: the turbulence ...

In this galaxy-spanning episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen beams aboard Todd Fitzgerald, former Fortune 500 CISO, cybersecurity hall-of-famer, and #1 best-selling author of CISO Compass. With over 25 years navigating the outer reaches of information security, Todd has seen the CISO role evolve from the days of dial-up to today’s warp-speed threat environment.

Their mission is to chart the vast and sometimes ...

In this transmission of Risk Is Our Business, host Michael Rasmussen connects over comms with Tim Leech, pioneer of Objective Centric Risk and Uncertainty Management (#OCRUM), longtime board advisor, and someone who’s spent decades trying to rescue enterprise risk from the black hole of checkbox compliance.

Recorded over a long-distance call (no transporters this time), this episode dives straight into the uncomfortable truth of mo...

In this starlog entry of Risk Is Our Business, recorded live at the Risk-In Conference in Zurich, Captain Michael Rasmussen sits down with Pascal Busch, Global Head of ERM & BCM at Acino and creator of VirtueSpark, for a deep-space transmission on the future of enterprise risk.

What keeps a seasoned risk commander up at night? Pascal opens up about the unknown anomalies in the system, such as inefficiencies, blind spots, and mi...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen welcomes Stefan Gershater, Head of Risk and Governance at the Co-op, for a bold and unflinching conversation that challenges the very foundations of modern risk management.

Broadcasting from the front lines of strategic uncertainty, Stefan shares insights from his forthcoming book, a deep critique of the risk orthodoxy shaped by accounting firms, software vendors, and low e...

Recorded live at Corporate Risk Minds 2025 in Berlin, this episode of Risk Is Our Business features a conversation with Florian Worm—risk technologist, modeling expert, and one of the sharpest minds charting the next frontier in enterprise risk.

Florian joins Michael Rasmussen on the bridge to explore the processes and paradigms reshaping risk management in a world where volatility is no longer an anomaly, it’s the environment. Tog...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen charts a course with Klaus Jaeck and Daniel Cassel of Horváth to explore the next frontier in enterprise risk management, where resilience is just the baseline, and business confidence is the true objective.

Recorded at Corporate Risk Minds 2025 in Berlin, Klaus and Daniel offer a sharp perspective on how risk management is evolving across the region, moving beyond regulato...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen beams into EY Germany to speak with Patrick Risch and Benjamin Lüders, two senior officers on the frontier of governance, risk, and compliance transformation. Together, they explore how to navigate the multidimensional challenges of orchestrating GRC across systems, silos, and starships, otherwise known as modern enterprises.

Their mission is to create a unified command str...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen beams up Graeme Keith, mathematician, strategist, and CEO of Stochastic ApS, for a charged discussion on the fundamental divide between Risk Management 1 and Risk Management 2. Spoiler alert: most organizations are stuck in RM1, clinging to risk registers, risk appetite statements, and heatmaps that do little more than appease auditors. But as Graeme explains, like the Koba...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen beams aboard Kristina Wiese Tranberg, ESG compliance leader, AI ambassador, and creator of the GRC board game GRC Master, for a lively discussion on making governance, risk, and compliance not only effective, but engaging.

With more than two decades of experience steering internal control transformations and operationalizing ESG strategy, Kristina brings a rare blend of str...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, host Michael Rasmussen sets course with Norman Marks, renowned author, former chief audit executive, and one of the most respected minds in the risk and audit universe, for a conversation that ventures well beyond compliance into the stars of strategy and purpose.

Drawing from his acclaimed books Auditing That Matters and World-Class Risk Management, Norman argues that risk management isn’t ...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen is joined by Jennifer Geary, seasoned CRO, COO, and bestselling author, for a conversation that explores risk not as a bureaucratic burden, but as a navigational system for achieving mission success.

With decades of hands-on experience across fintech, banking, NGOs, and tech, Jennifer brings both operational grit and boardroom perspective to the discussion. Together, they e...

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, we chart a course through the unknown with Andrew Olsen, Director of Risk Management at Stewart Title and an expert in integrated risk and third-party oversight. Andrew joins host Michael Rasmussen to explore the next frontiers of risk management, from today’s operational challenges to the emerging threats just over the horizon.

What keeps a modern risk leader up at night? For Andrew, it’s n...