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Risk Management Specialization Overview
CFI’s Risk Management Specialization builds practical skills to identify, assess, and manage risks in financial institutions. Starting with core risk management principles, the program covers credit, market, and operational risks, along with regulatory compliance and control evaluation. Advanced topics include stress testing, scenario modeling, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk.
This hands-on curriculum prepares you to create effective risk strategies and frameworks, equipping you to navigate complex risk environments across industries and regulatory environments.
What's in the Risk Management Specialization?
18 courses
Consisting of 911 lessons
80+ interactive exercises
Learn by doing with guided simulations
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500,000+ 5-star ratings
Best-in-class training, as rated by you
Earning Your Certificate in Risk Management
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Core Courses
Complete 9 required core courses to build your skill set in Risk Management.
Step 3.
Elective Courses
Complete 2 electives to master more advanced topics and specialized areas.
Skills & Learning Objectives in Risk Management.
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Identify and classify risks faced by financial institutions, including credit, market, operational, and compliance risks.
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Understand internal and external factors contributing to risk exposure, and recognize emerging risks in today’s financial landscape.
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Establish a structured approach to risk identification for thorough assessments across scenarios.
Meet Your Instructors
Ryan Spendelow
Ryan joins CFI having spent over a decade designing and delivering training solutions for the investment banking and investment management industries around the globe. Based in London, Ryan is experienced at creating innovative training solutions that deconstruct complex products and ideas into simple to understand concepts.
Noah Miller
Noah Miller is the Co-Founder and Chief Advisory Officer at Rho Impact, a North-American Based ESG advisory and software company. He has been CFI's ESG subject matter expert since 2020. Noah has held a variety of roles in the ESG space, ranging from consulting practice leader to fractional director for multiple public and private companies to a board advisor.
Glenn Hopper
Glenn is a technology-minded CFO with more than two decades of experience in finance and accounting leadership. He is a consultant and author who writes about the intersection of artificial intelligence and corporate finance. His book, Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age, provides a digital transformation roadmap for businesses to follow to become data-driven organizations. His expertise spans financial leadership and strategy, finance automation, data science, and operational efficiency. Glenn has a master's in finance from Harvard University with a graduate certificate in business analytics, and an MBA from Regis University.
Dr. Tonisha Pinckney
Dr. Tonisha is a distinguished consultant who’s directed Fortune 500 institutions in forensic accounting, fraud examination, and organizational risk management, with a specialized focus on ethics and regulatory compliance.
Careers in Risk Management
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Market Risk Analyst
Applies quantitative methods like VaR and scenario analysis to monitor market risk, maintaining stability in volatile financial markets. -
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Complaince Officer
Monitors regulatory adherence, mitigating legal and reputational risks through regulatory analysis. -
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Credit Risk Analyst
Assesses borrower creditworthiness and counterparty risks, using risk measurement techniques to reduce potential losses from defaults. -
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Risk Consultant
Guides organizations in risk identification, measurement, and mitigation to enhance risk management frameworks. -
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Enterprise Risk Analyst
Evaluates risks across business areas, implementing strategies to protect against operational, market, and regulatory risks. -
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Internal Audit
Reviews risk management processes and internal controls to ensure compliance and minimize financial and operational risks.
Risk Management Graduates Work in Leading Organizations
What Our Members Say
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Adrian Young
This course was very detailed and structured. I would definitely recommend this Certification for any budding Financial Analyst.
Anirudh Ganeshan
I believe the program fully performs what it promises, bridging the gap between work and higher education. For me it means an added value that I cannot describe in words. The program focuses on technical knowledge, which is highly valued since, on average, a student only learns theory before starting work.
Benjamin Briner
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