Profile
Nivaldo is a senior risk management and financial services executive with more than 20 years of experience helping global financial institutions strengthen governance, reduce risk, improve operational performance, and navigate regulatory change. His expertise spans enterprise risk management, operational risk, financial controls, collateral management, regulatory reporting, and capital markets infrastructure.
A trusted advisor to executive leadership, Nivaldo translates complex risk and control challenges into practical, data-driven solutions, and uses technology to automate processes and improve operational resilience.
Professional Background
In recent roles, Nivaldo led ERM and Operational Risk teams that implemented end-to-end risk frameworks, GRC and policy governance applications, assessments, and enterprise risk training. His ERM department resolved MRAs, MOUs, and consent orders, and satisfied the requirements of a court-appointed monitor.
He has led large-scale transformation initiatives for RGP, Citibank, MassMutual, Ocwen Financial, E*TRADE, Morgan Stanley, CIBC, and Deutsche Bank, including a global risk platform that reduced regulatory capital requirements by approximately $120 million. He has built and led high-performing international teams and maintains strong relationships with regulators, executives, and clients.
Education
Nivaldo holds a BS in Accounting from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Furthermore
In his personal time, Nivaldo enjoys motorcycling, skiing, spearfishing, racquet sports and classical fencing. He recently served as Treasurer for The Association for Historical Fencing, a not-for-profit educational corporation founded to meet the needs of the classical- and historical-oriented fencing community.