S3E8: The Risk Ignored - Losing the Secret Formula

The Risk IgnoredGRCIRM
Written By Wheelhouse Advisors

When Risk Intelligence Is Just a Lie You Tell Yourself

In this episode of The Risk Wheelhouse, Ori Wellington and Sam Jones take listeners deep inside the boardroom drama, technology illusions, and costly consequences that define one of the most revealing chapters in risk history. Drawing from The Risk Ignored Part I, Chapter 4 by John A. Wheeler, they uncover how SunTrust’s billion-dollar implosion wasn’t just a financial disaster—it was a failure of architecture, mindset, and nerve.

And the kicker? The very tools sold to prevent this kind of catastrophe—first-generation GRC platforms—were part of the problem.

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Wheelhouse Advisors, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a premier risk management advisory firm established in 2008. We specialize in regulatory compliance, enterprise, operational, and technology risk, delivering data-driven insights and industry-leading practices to help clients manage risks effectively. Our comprehensive approach empowers clients to drive sustainable growth and maintain resilience in a dynamic risk landscape.

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