Risk & Assurance Expert

Muhammad Talha Masood

Enterprise Risk Management Specialist

Enterprise Risk Management Specialist

20+

Years of Experience

8+

Professional Certifications

4

Sectors Advised (Finance, Sovereign, Government, Real Estate)

4

Sectors Advised (Finance, Sovereign, Government, Real Estate)

A senior risk management and assurance professional with 20 years of experience across Big-4 advisory firms, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, and real estate development entities within the MENA region. He specializes in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Financial Governance, and Internal Audit functions, advising prominent public and private sector institutions on enterprise-wide risk frameworks.

A senior risk management and assurance professional with 20 years of experience across Big-4 advisory firms, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, and real estate development entities within the MENA region. He specializes in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Financial Governance, and Internal Audit functions, advising prominent public and private sector institutions on enterprise-wide risk frameworks.

Throughout his career, Talha has led complex risk and governance engagements, holding senior responsibility for designing, implementing, and maturing enterprise-wide risk frameworks aligned with organizational strategy and regulatory expectations. His work includes leading GRC maturity assessments, designing and operationalizing ERM frameworks, developing risk appetite and tolerance structures, conducting enterprise and strategic risk assessments, establishing risk management information systems, building executive risk reporting, and implementing portfolio risk exposure and Value-at-Risk (VaR) modeling for government-owned and multinational organizations. Talha continues to advise government entities, sovereign funds, and large corporations on strengthening risk governance, integrating ERM into strategy execution, and developing advanced risk analytics and reporting capabilities. He is an active ISO 31000 Certified Trainer, delivering professional risk management programs across the region.

Throughout his career, Talha has led complex risk and governance engagements, holding senior responsibility for designing, implementing, and maturing enterprise-wide risk frameworks aligned with organizational strategy and regulatory expectations. His work includes leading GRC maturity assessments, designing and operationalizing ERM frameworks, developing risk appetite and tolerance structures, conducting enterprise and strategic risk assessments, establishing risk management information systems, building executive risk reporting, and implementing portfolio risk exposure and Value-at-Risk (VaR) modeling for government-owned and multinational organizations. Talha continues to advise government entities, sovereign funds, and large corporations on strengthening risk governance, integrating ERM into strategy execution, and developing advanced risk analytics and reporting capabilities. He is an active ISO 31000 Certified Trainer, delivering professional risk management programs across the region.

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