Teresa Burton
A self-described dot collector & philomath, driven by curiosity. A strong leader with proven compliance, risk, project, and change management expertise. A Vendor Management Thought Leader with expertise in all stages of the vendor relationship lifecycle. A Fintech advocate and founder mentor. Self-starter with continuous improvement, organizational and communication skills. Adaptive to diverse business objectives and needs in fast paced challenging environments. Leads by a sense of purpose, a meaningful vision of the future and building strong relationships.
My Story
Vendor/Third Party Management | Change Management | Project Management | Risk Management | Compliance | Process Design | Process Improvement | Creative | Innovative | Dot Collector | Building Relationships | Presentations | Training Design | Strategic Transformation | Information Technology | Team Building | Divestiture | Contract Management | Risk & Controls | Privacy | Regulation | Presenter | Frameworks | Mentor & Trainer
Strategic Accomplishments / Results Delivered
• Over 20 years of experience in the banking industry
• Board Member & Volunteer for local area Fintech events, conferences, and business organizations
• Built and developed a dedicated team of Risk Specialists to support the Third Party Risk Management assessment program doubling assessment output by increasing process efficiencies
• Company representative in a Consortium of financial institutions created to develop a universal controls questionnaire and standardized processes
• Lead divestiture activities with no interruptions - 9 buying entities with 660 agreements representing over $570 million in spend
• Increased data accuracy by 80% within a contract repository of more than 30,000 records
• Executed 791 agreements to 100% GLBA compliance
• Designed and implemented Third Party Assessment training, Supply Chain training, Desktop Consulting training, and Women in Management training programs
• Designed and implemented Risk & Controls procedures and served as change leader for key initiatives
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