Suzanne Cooper Guasco

Suzanne Cooper Guasco, Ph.D., CCMP, currently serves as Senior Director of Enterprise Risk Management at First Citizens Bank, where responsibilities include establishing and managing independent oversight functions for Strategic Risk, Climate Risk, and Enterprise Change Risk. Previous roles include Director of Strategic Risk Management at Silicon Valley Bank, where Suzanne managed strategic risk across the platform, and various leadership positions at Wells Fargo, including SVP of Business Execution and control executive responsibilities. With a robust academic background, Suzanne was an Associate Professor at Queens University of Charlotte, where significant program redesign initiatives were executed. Suzanne holds a Ph.D. in History from William & Mary and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Rutgers University, along with a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute.