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Nick Silitch

Advisory Council

Risk leader Nick Silitch provides strategic guidance to CrossCountry in areas such as client solutions and capabilities, market trends, expansion in key growth markets, and helps the firm identify current and future needs in the risk management space.

Nick has more than four decades of industry experience, playing an active role in shaping regulatory dialogue to create economically consistent outcomes. As the former Chief Risk Officer for Prudential Financial, Inc., he brings significant expertise in defining risk management agendas, developing risk management infrastructure, and determining risk appetite for firms. Prior to Prudential, Nick spent nearly 30 years with the Bank of New York Mellon, gaining market perspectives and insights into credit cycles and portfolio management, the dangers of leverage, and the benefits of evaluating long-term drivers in analytics.

Nick currently serves as Advisory Council Member of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) and as a Board Trustee for The Mayhew Program. A sought-after speaker and author on current industry topics and trends, he has served as Practitioner in Residence at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and is an Adjunct Professor at Colby College focusing on liberal arts and financial markets.