Back in the New York groove: BNY CRO’s risk revamp

Senthil Kumar, the chief risk officer (CRO) at BNY Mellon, sees risk everywhere. Not just from a potentially crippling cyber attack or the actions of a rogue employee, but in the small things.

“When I drive home from work, I take a risk,” he says. “When I decide to take the train instead, I take a risk. When my son asks me about trying a different activity, I tell him to try to understand the pros and cons.

“It’s a simple life principle: we take risks in everything we do.”

And it’s a life