Washington, DC – August 10, 2016 – Treliant Risk Advisors is pleased to announce that Scott Fisher has joined the firm as Managing Director, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer. Scott brings to the firm a depth of knowledge and range of skills developed over 30 years in executive positions at major US banks, including First Niagara Financial Group and Wachovia National Bank. At Treliant, Scott will direct sales strategy and business development.

“We welcome Scott to Treliant because he is an accomplished and compliance-savvy banker with extensive professional relationships throughout the financial services industry. His first-hand experience with the challenges bankers face in the current regulatory environment gives Scott unique insights that will be invaluable to Treliant as it crafts its service offerings to best meet the compliance and other consulting needs of our clients,” said Treliant CEO Andrew L. Sandler. “Scott further deepens our leadership team of multidisciplinary professionals with extensive experience in meeting the regulatory and operational challenges of the financial services industry we serve.”

Scott Fisher’s 30-year career in banking includes serving as Managing Director at First Niagara and Executive Vice President at Wachovia. His responsibilities have spanned mortgage lending, retail banking, consumer credit, product management, investments, private banking, commercial banking, network planning, e-commerce, call centers, and operations. Scott has managed billions of dollars in annual mortgage originations, fulfillment, and servicing; led multiple mergers and acquisitions from due diligence through integration; and overseen variable compensation design and administration, credit policy, and balance sheet/liquidity management strategies.

“I am honored to join Treliant’s talented and creative consulting professionals who are so dedicated to providing trusted advice with trusted solutions to the financial services industry,” said Scott Fisher.

“Scott’s role will be critical to Treliant’s next phase of growth in delivering compliance and risk management services to our clients,” said Susanna K. Tisa, Treliant’s Chief Business Officer. “Our strategy of combining former regulators, compliance professionals, and bank executives with top regulatory subject matter experts is enhanced with Scott joining our senior leadership team.”

About Treliant Risk Advisors

Treliant Risk Advisors is a multi-disciplinary compliance, risk management, and strategic advisory firm for the financial services industry and consumer-oriented businesses. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in New York and Dallas, Treliant’s team of highly experienced professionals includes executives who have held senior positions in Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies. Treliant provides its clients with critical advice and solutions in the following areas: regulatory compliance, including program development, consumer compliance, and fair lending; financial crimes, including AML/BSA, economic sanctions/OFAC, and anti-bribery/anti-corruption; mortgage practices review, including litigation support and expert services, residential and commercial loan review, and mortgage servicing and operations; and risk management, including operational risk management, information assurance and cybersecurity, technology solutions, and capital and liquidity planning. For more information, visit www.treliant.com.


Media Contact: Melissa Pazornik – mpazornik@treliant.com or 202.249.7932

Press Inquiries