Adrienne Z.

Adrienne Z. has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Adrienne is currently working at Fisher Investments as a Program Vice President in Information Security. Prior to this, they held roles such as Program Vice President in Consulting Services and Vice President in Business Process Optimization at the same company.

Before joining Fisher Investments, Adrienne worked at HSBC as an SVP, Global Finance Process Excellence from 2015 to 2019. Adrienne was responsible for implementing improvement programs and projects to transform Finance operational processes in the Americas region. Adrienne also played a key role in fostering a change mindset and a data-driven decision-making culture in the Finance function.

Adrienne also has experience in the insurance industry, having worked at XL Catlin as a Lead Business Process Excellence Specialist in 2015 and at Catlin as a Lead Process Excellence Specialist for Catlin Inc. from 2014 to 2015. In these roles, they focused on promoting a continuous improvement culture within their respective organizations.

Earlier in their career, Adrienne worked at McGraw-Hill as a Director of Global Business Process Management Learning & Development from 2011 to 2014. Adrienne coached and developed people across various business units on business process improvement and project management methods.

Before joining McGraw-Hill, Adrienne had their own consultancy firm, ADZ Management, where they advised clients in the Financial Services and Health Care Services industries on operational process improvement and business process transformation. Adrienne was also a skilled Lean Six Sigma instructor during this time.

Adrienne's career started at General Electric, where they took on various roles such as Portfolio Analyst/Assistant to Portfolio Managers and Risk Analyst at General Electric Asset Management. Adrienne eventually transitioned to General Electric, where they worked as a Project Manager and Client Integration Manager.

Additionally, Adrienne gained experience in the retail industry as a Project Leader at Toys R Us, where they provided business systems services to TRU financial management in different regions.

Overall, Adrienne Z. has a wealth of experience in various leadership and process improvement roles across multiple industries, including finance, insurance, education, and retail.

Adrienne Z. holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with a concentration in Finance and Audit, as well as a minor in Computer Science from SUNY Geneseo. Additionally, they obtained several certifications including a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt from McGraw Hill Financial in 2014, a Certificate of Achievement in Human Resources from the American Management Association in 2012, and a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute in July 2008.