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About the DCRO Institute

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Our History

The DCRO Institute is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit collaborative educational initiative among board members and C-suite executives that brings essential risk governance expertise to peers in the boardroom and C-suite. It is an outgrowth of its predecessor organization, the Directors and Chief Risk Officers group (the DCRO). The DCRO was formed in 2008 as a collaborative effort to focus on the top-level governance of risk in practice. Comprised of leading board members, chief risk officers, and other C-level officers whose jobs included a fiduciary responsibility for governance and risk management, the DCRO brought together the perspectives and experience of more than 2,000 members from large and mid-size for-profit and nonprofit organizations, coming from over 120 countries. That global, practical, collaborative effort continues with the work of the DCRO Institute and via the graduates of our programs.


DCRO Institute credential holders serve on boards in more than 60 countries on six continents, and it is the world's leading provider of risk governance credentials and training.

Read the DCRO Institute Origin Story

THE POSITIVE GOVERNANCE OF RISK-TAKING®

LEARNING TO EMBRACE RISK®

The DCRO Institute offers world-class credentialing programs, networking, learning, and development opportunities that focus on the positive governance of risk-taking and the practical aspects of risk governance needed to pursue corporate goals and fulfill the purpose of our organizations.


Our board risk governance courses are taught by peer board members and C-suite executives from around the world with experience in a highly diverse set of industries. They are designed for current and aspiring board members as well as those senior executives who work directly with boards and board members.


We emphasize the positive use of risk and risk knowledge in the strategic planning and execution of plans at organizations of all sizes worldwide. We develop the people to do that work as Qualified Risk  Directors® and Qualified Risk Experts™, and offer advanced credentials like the Certificate in Risk Governance® and the Certificate in Cyber Risk Governance® that communicate the necessary seriousness about risk governance by individual credential holders and the companies that engage them.


As part of our nonprofit mission, we actively work to advance underrepresented groups on boards and provide content to those in developing markets with substantial scholarship discounts. 


Our credential holders are leaders in boardrooms and C-suites on six continents and in more than sixty countries. Our faculty members are among the world’s best C-level executives, board members, and authors who focus on risk-taking and risk governance.


Our goal, which is emblazoned on our logo, is to help you and your organization to Innovate, Sustain, and Create Value. 

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Executive Leadership

 

David R. Koenig, QRD®

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Stakeholder Supervisory Board

The DCRO Institute utilizes a Networked and Distributive Governance model, which includes a dual board structure - Management and Stakeholder Supervisory Boards. In this model, the Management Board establishes strategy and conducts regular business operations with transparency to the Stakeholder Supervisory Board. The Stakeholder Supervisory Board is empowered with veto authority over any Management Board decisions on changes in strategy, disposition of assets, and compensation of executives. As its name suggests, this body is to represent the interests of various stakeholders in the organization, including Qualified Risk Directors® and other credential holders.

Moorad Choudhry, Ph.D.

Cumhur Bilgili, Ph.D., QRD®, QRE™

Nada Awad Rizkallah, QRD®

Chair | Faculty | United Kingdom

Nada Awad Rizkallah, QRD®

Cumhur Bilgili, Ph.D., QRD®, QRE™

Nada Awad Rizkallah, QRD®

Vice Chair | Qualified Risk Director®  | Faculty | Lebanon

Cumhur Bilgili, Ph.D., QRD®, QRE™

Cumhur Bilgili, Ph.D., QRD®, QRE™

Cumhur Bilgili, Ph.D., QRD®, QRE™

Qualified Risk Director®  | Qualified Risk Expert™  | Türkiye


Chris Bridges-Taylor, QRD®

Chris Bridges-Taylor, QRD®

Cumhur Bilgili, Ph.D., QRD®, QRE™

Qualified Risk Director®  | Australia

Yeşim Güra, QRD®

Chris Bridges-Taylor, QRD®

Yeşim Güra, QRD®

Qualified Risk Director®  | Faculty | QRD® Governance Council | Belgium and Türkiye

Sergio Guzman

Chris Bridges-Taylor, QRD®

Yeşim Güra, QRD®

Faculty | Affinity Partner | Chile

Varabott Ho, QRD®

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®, QRE™

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®, QRE™

Qualified Risk Director®  | Cambodia

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®, QRE™

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®, QRE™

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®, QRE™

Qualified Risk Director®  | Qualified Risk Expert™  | Faculty | Affinity Partner | Nigeria

Alexa Raad, QRD®

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®, QRE™

Jared Siddle, QRD®, QRE™

Qualified Risk Director® | United States

Jared Siddle, QRD®, QRE™

Jared Siddle, QRD®, QRE™

Jared Siddle, QRD®, QRE™

Qualified Risk Director®  | Qualified Risk Expert™  | United States

Michele Wucker, QRD®

Jared Siddle, QRD®, QRE™

Michele Wucker, QRD®

Qualified Risk Director®  | Faculty | United States

Qualified Risk Director® Governance Council

The DCRO Institute is dedicated to advancing the practice and recognition of risk governance globally. To support this mission, the Board of Directors of the DCRO Institute has established the Qualified Risk Director® Governance Council. The Council is tasked with overseeing the standards, marketing, and placement of individuals who have been approved to use the Qualified Risk Director® (QRD®) designation. By maintaining rigorous standards and promoting the value of the QRD® designation, the Council ensures the integrity and credibility of QRD® holders, thereby enhancing their contributions to effective risk governance. The Council operates as an independent body ensuring the integrity and credibility of the QRD® designation.

Lale Saral Develioglu, QRD®

Lale Saral Develioglu, QRD®

Lale Saral Develioglu, QRD®

 Chair | Türkiye

Yvonne Stillhart, QRD®

Lale Saral Develioglu, QRD®

Lale Saral Develioglu, QRD®

Vice Chair | Switzerland

Pierre Bernier, QRD®

Lale Saral Develioglu, QRD®

Pierre Bernier, QRD®

Secretary | Canada

Eneni Oduwole, QRD®

Curtis E. Stephens, QRD®

Pierre Bernier, QRD®

Executive Committee | Nigeria

Curtis E. Stephens, QRD®

Curtis E. Stephens, QRD®

Curtis E. Stephens, QRD®

Executive Committee | United States

Susan Holliday, QRD®

Curtis E. Stephens, QRD®

Curtis E. Stephens, QRD®

Standards Chair | United States

Dr. William L. Raab, QRD®

Dr. William L. Raab, QRD®

Dr. William L. Raab, QRD®

Standards Vice Chair | United States

Willie A. Maddox, QRD®

Dr. William L. Raab, QRD®

Dr. William L. Raab, QRD®

Standards Secretary | United States

Jigisha Desai, QRD®

Dr. William L. Raab, QRD®

Jigisha Desai, QRD®

Standards Committee | United States

Erkan Doğan, QRD®

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., QRD®

Jigisha Desai, QRD®

Standards Committee | Türkiye

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., QRD®

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., QRD®

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., QRD®

Standards Committee | United States

Yeşim Güra, QRD®

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., QRD®

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., QRD®

Standards Committee | Belgium

Deirdre Hannigan, QRD®

Lucie Claire Vincent, QRD®

Deirdre Hannigan, QRD®

Standards Committee | Ireland

Domenica Lista, QRD®

Lucie Claire Vincent, QRD®

Deirdre Hannigan, QRD®

Standards Committee | Italy

Lucie Claire Vincent, QRD®

Lucie Claire Vincent, QRD®

Lucie Claire Vincent, QRD®

Marketing and Placement Chair | United States

Marianne S. Hewitt, QRD®

John V. Howard, Jr., QRD®

Lucie Claire Vincent, QRD®

Marketing and Placement Vice Chair | United States

John V. Howard, Jr., QRD®

John V. Howard, Jr., QRD®

John V. Howard, Jr., QRD®

Marketing and Placement Secretary | United States

Catharine De Lacy, QRD®

John V. Howard, Jr., QRD®

John V. Howard, Jr., QRD®

Marketing and Placement | United States

Ana Gati, QRD®

Virginia Reynolds Parker, CFA, QRD®

Virginia Reynolds Parker, CFA, QRD®

Marketing and Placement | Brazil

Virginia Reynolds Parker, CFA, QRD®

Virginia Reynolds Parker, CFA, QRD®

Virginia Reynolds Parker, CFA, QRD®

Marketing and Placement | United States

David R. Koenig, QRD®

Virginia Reynolds Parker, CFA, QRD®

David R. Koenig, QRD®

Ex Officio | United States

Financial Disclosures and Governance

As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in the United States, we are required to file annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service. These Form 990 reports are available to the public. ProPublica provides a convenient summary of those filings here.


Our Governance Documents


  • Bylaws
  • Stakeholder Supervisory Board Charter
  • QRD ®  Governance Council Charter

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