Michael Hurd, CPA, CISA, CPCU

About Michael

Michael is a dynamic business professional with a compelling combination of auditing, operations, and information technology experience. A credentialed Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Michael effectively utilizes his risk assessment, process improvement, data analytics, and project management skills to drive organizational growth and profitability while ensuring efficient and effective corporate governance.

Throughout his 25+ year career, Michael has held positions as an information systems auditor with varying seniority levels at two global professional services firms – Big Four Ernst & Young and multinational Crowe Chizek (now Crowe). His extensive insurance industry experience comes from working at publicly traded and privately held property and casualty insurance companies as a senior audit consultant, portfolio underwriter, data specialist, and learning and development specialist.

Michael is highly capable of conducting internal audit procedures in coordination with company-wide Sarbanes-Oxley compliance programs, including documenting and testing financially significant accounts and related Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) and Application Controls (AC). His expertise in identifying key information technology and financial controls within complex frameworks results in delivering focused, understandable, and actionable recommendations for improvement.

With a strong ability to design, develop, and implement business applications, governance guidelines, and analysis techniques, Michael consistently provides management with the ability to generate timely and accurate data for informed decision-making. His extensive SQL experience allows him to adapt to various data analysis tools to provide insightful data analytics. He has enterprise software experience that includes IBM’s OpenPages GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) Platform.

Michael is a collaborative leader who excels at building internal and external relationships, training others to reach their full potential, and leveraging resources to complete high-priority projects. Clients value Michael’s financial, technical, and leadership capabilities as he assesses their needs, builds compliance solutions, and provides insightful data analysis.