Pooja Gohil
About Pooja Gohil
Pooja Gohil is a Senior QAT Validation Analyst at Ally in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a background in cyber risk analysis, IT audit, and management consulting.
Current Role at Ally
Pooja Gohil currently serves as a Senior QAT Validation Analyst at Ally since 2021. She is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. As part of her responsibilities, she has organized diversity and inclusion small group discussions aimed at developing Model Risk Management's culture. She also led a business line survey to enhance relationships with stakeholders, demonstrating her capacity to influence organizational culture and stakeholder engagement.
Previous Experience at Ally
Before her current role, Pooja worked as a Senior Cyber Risk Analyst at Ally from 2019 to 2021. During her tenure, she was involved in challenging tools by recreating and manipulating tool methodology and calculations to identify potential manual manipulation. Her work in cyber risk played a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and robustness of Ally's cybersecurity measures.
IT Audit Associate at Elliott Davis
Pooja served as an IT Audit Associate in Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity Services at Elliott Davis from 2018 to 2019. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, her role at Elliott Davis involved evaluating IT systems to identify and mitigate risks. Her work was pivotal in enhancing the security posture of the companies she audited.
Management Consultant at PwC
As a Management Consultant/Risk Consultant at PwC from 2017 to 2018, Pooja Gohil contributed to various risk management and consulting projects. Based in the Columbia, South Carolina Area, her responsibilities included advising on risk management strategies and implementing risk mitigation processes for PwC’s clients.
Educational Background
Pooja Gohil earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management from Illinois State University in 2017. Prior to her MBA, she completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Accounting at Illinois State University from 2013 to 2016. Her foundational education was at Rolling Meadows High School, where she studied from 2007 to 2011.