Qualified Risk Directors℠ have specialized skills and experience in the governance of positive risk-taking. Their key traits are found across four critical areas: Business Acumen, Personal Attributes, Governance and Management of Risk, and relevant Education, each described in the DCRO Qualified Risk Director® Guidelines (see below). Qualified Risk Directors℠ aren't simply former risk managers. Rather, they are people who see risk in the important context of organizations achieving their purpose and goals, have experience with p&l accountability, and bring a forward-looking, dynamic mindset to the critical strategic and oversight roles of the board.
You may already be one! Click the button below to use our self-assessment tool and see if you are likely to qualify for use of this designation. If not, the DCRO Institute offers a suite of world-class development courses in positive risk governance to guide individuals and companies towards attaining and using this designation. Submit your self-assessment to us and we'll then work with you to prepare to serve, or identify resources and courses to develop any missing skills that help you to bring your experience to the board and c-suite as a Qualified Risk Director℠.
Any board governing in a complex business environment needs Qualified Risk Directors℠ to ably fulfill the Duty of Care around risk governance. Risk, volatility, uncertainty, and opportunity are not in retreat. Rather, the speed of innovation and change is rapidly accelerating. Investors, partners, regulators, and boards are demanding skills in risk governance. By attaining permission to use the Qualified Risk Director℠ designation, you open your board career path even wider, enhance your ability to work with existing board members, and open even greater opportunities to expand your influence.
First, take our self-assessment. Second, send your results to us. Third, work with us to help you bring your expertise to the boardroom and c-suite.
Please contact us at QRD@dcroi.org and we'll work with you to find a Qualified Risk Director® to serve. We can also work with you to further develop one of your current directors to attain this designation.