Nita Kohli
Nita Kohli is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of distinguished service in the financial services sector. Renowned for her strategic acumen, she most recently served as the Global Head of Enterprise Resilience at Citi, driving a transformative shift to fortify safety and stability. Kohli’s expertise spans pivotal roles, including steering Freddie Mac through the pandemic and navigating multiple crisis events. She is currently serving as a board and strategic adviser.
Kohli’s career is punctuated by impactful, large-scale initiatives augmenting her fundamental proficiency in risk management and regulatory compliance across diverse organisations. Her leadership spans critical domains encompassing finance, risk and control, technology, and operations, resonating across the three lines of defence. Her adeptness in understanding and bridging interdepartmental connectivity has been instrumental in influencing industry and regulatory harmonisation. With a background of 15 years at JP Morgan, Kohli honed her craft in operational integration of mergers and acquisitions, as well as leading the development of ‘living wills’ for the investment bank. Her career spans internationally, with roles at Deutsche Bank (UK/US) as a European Controller significantly contributing to leading re-engineering programmes.
Recognised as an authoritative voice in operational resilience, Kohli is a sought-after keynote speaker and panellist at industry conferences. Her thought leadership extends to being published in the Disaster Recovery Journal and Newsweek, and her exceptional leadership garnered recognition as a finalist for the 2021 Excellence in Leadership Women in Housing Award and the Program Leader Excellence Award from the Disaster Recovery International Institute in 2022. Adding another accolade to her career, Kohli was honoured as one of the Top 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business in 2022.
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