Overview
Second Line Advisors conducted research and analysis on the backgrounds of Chief
Risk Officers from the top 50 large bank holding companies (HCs) as well as the largest foreign banks to identify talent, profile, diversity, and career path.
Previous positions of Chief Risk Officers





Previous positions of Chief Risk Officers
The following three charts compare the new Chief Risk Officers hired in 2019
to those hired in 2018




Diversity and Tenure

30% of newly hired CROs in 2019 were female, up from 13% in 2018
52% of all banks surveyed have hired new CROs over the last 2 years

