Devlina Lahiri

Directs global enterprise risk management, internal audit, AI governance, and compliance teams. Built risk, audit, and responsible AI governance from scratch and expanded integrated governance across SOX, crisis management, and enterprise resilience for a publicly traded AI-native fintech.

Leads financial services data transformation engagements focused on enterprise risk, governance, internal audit, AI governance, and regulatory modernization. Advises executives and Boards on risk and compliance frameworks that support digital transformation, IPO readiness, and evolving regulatory requirements.

Leads global seller risk programs spanning risk, compliance, and internal audit across multiple countries. Established enterprise governance and escalation frameworks to embed risk management across AI/ML, digital payments, fraud prevention, and marketplace operations.

Builds enterprise risk, internal audit, and compliance functions, including governance and mitigation frameworks. Implemented authentication, transaction monitoring, and enterprise risk controls to reduce processing costs and fraud losses while embedding governance into product strategy.

Leads enterprise governance, budgets, and payments risk and compliance strategy, including internal audit and controls assurance. Reduced losses by redesigning fraud risk and compliance governance and strengthened issues management and vendor risk governance through enterprise transformation work.

Led global analytics and cross-functional teams across multiple countries to support research, product innovation, and enterprise decision-making. Recognized as a high-potential leader after earning a U.S. patent within six months for technology later incorporated into Celebrex development.

Directed consolidated banking risk organization and led enterprise risk initiatives focused on governance, operational efficiency, and organizational performance. Improved fraud detection and generated savings by implementing an enterprise Risk Engine and modernizing risk platforms.

Partnered with executive leadership to build and scale an emerging technology venture, leading enterprise analytics, governance, automation, and fraud prevention initiatives. Developed an enterprise compliance platform with automated decisioning and advanced analytics to reduce fraud losses and identify savings.

Developed enterprise risk and compliance strategies supporting a payments organization by aligning governance, operational controls, and regulatory requirements. Recruited by executive leadership for the role.

Built a cross-functional organization and established enterprise risk taxonomy, internal control standards, and product risk management frameworks. Promoted to Vice President within six months after founding the organization.

Earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.

Earned a Master of Science in Biochemistry from Iowa State University.