Simon Dumas
About Simon Dumas
Simon Dumas serves as the Vice President of Enterprise Risk at Patelco Credit Union, where he has worked since 2022. He has extensive experience in risk management and compliance across various financial institutions, including Bank of the West and Citi.
Work at Patelco Credit Union
Simon Dumas serves as the Vice President of Enterprise Risk at Patelco Credit Union, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the organization's risk management strategies and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. His work focuses on identifying and mitigating various types of risks, including operational, compliance, and technology risks, to enhance the credit union's overall risk posture.
Previous Experience in Risk Management
Prior to joining Patelco Credit Union, Simon Dumas held several significant positions in risk management. He was the Senior Director at Mitarbet Consulting Corp from 2021 to 2022. Before that, he served as the Senior Vice President and Director of Enterprise Risk Management at Bank of the West from 2015 to 2020. His earlier roles include positions at Citi, where he was the Senior Vice President and Director of Compliance and Control from 2006 to 2014, and at JEFFERSON WELLS LTD as Director of Risk Management from 2004 to 2006.
Education and Expertise
Simon Dumas holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in English Literature from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from the University of Maryland University College. His educational background supports his extensive expertise in risk management frameworks, including COBIT, FFIEC, NIST, ITIL, COSO, BASEL, and others. He is proficient in regulatory compliance standards such as GLBA, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) 404, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
Background in Financial Services
Simon Dumas has a solid background in financial services, having worked in various roles since 1997. His career includes positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Financial Services Manager and AIG Technologies as a Senior Manager. He also briefly worked at EY as a Senior Manager in 2015. His diverse experience across different financial institutions has equipped him with strong business acumen in banking products and functional support areas, including Operations, HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement, Cyber-Security, and IT.
Risk Management Accomplishments
Throughout his career, Simon Dumas has demonstrated a record of success in revising and improving control environments to mitigate risk exposure. He has been adept at driving internal efficiencies by identifying and mitigating operational, compliance, conduct, environmental, reputational, and technology risks. His strategic planning and enhanced reporting practices have contributed to the organizations he has worked with in achieving better compliance and operational risk management.