Driving Success through Strategic Risk Management with Catherine Allen

The pace of technological disruption is accelerating, and with it, the risks businesses face have become more complex and interconnected. In this relaunch episode, host John Rebecchi (M.B.A. ’83), Ph.D. welcomes Catherine A. Allen, New York Tech's Board of Trustee, and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Santa Fe Group, a strategic consulting company based in Santa Fe, NM. The Santa Fe Group, specializes in briefings to C-level executives and boards of directors in financial institutions and critical infrastructure sectors. Their management services focus on strategic industry initiatives designed to address and mitigate third-party risks.

We'll explore the critical risk concerns, including cybersecurity, quantum computing, geopolitics, and the rapid pace of technological change. Allen will share the significance of artificial intelligence (AI) as both a risk and opportunity from supporting productivity and innovation to workforce distributions and its use as a disinformation generator. We'll also discover the significance of finding the right mentors, the value of continuous learning, the importance of reinventing oneself to meet market demands, and the readiness to pivot when necessary.

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About The In Reality Podcast:

Lessons from Leaders and Entrepreneurs, a School of Management podcast, is hosted and executive produced by John Rebecchi (M.B.A. '83), Ph.D., founder of Strategy + Culture Consulting, and features interviews with thought leaders, entrepreneurs from startups to multinational companies, and experts in fields shaping the future of business.

Executive Producer Deborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing at NYIT and former Interim Dean of the School of Management (2021–2024), brings her expertise to the show, while Patthara Chandaragga, a Student Advisement Specialist, works closely with both the host and Executive Producers as the podcast’s marketing strategist and producer.