Nina Kelleher

Nina Kelleher is a Partner and is the National Practice leader for the firm’s Risk and Compliance Services (RCS) Group with nearly 20 years of experience, Nina leads a team of approximately 40 professionals across industries specializing in risk mitigation, financial & regulatory compliance, governance and national security advisory. 

With a keen focus on business processes and internal controls, Nina maintains client risk postures using innovative techniques such as process automation and enterprise risk management tools. Nina’s extensive range of expertise spans across operational, financial, information technology and regulatory risk while specializing in financial services. Nina has led public company engagements, including implementing the COSO framework, designing the internal controls framework, complying with Sarbanes Oxley 404 (“SOX”) regulations, and establishing internal audit departments. Nina has experience in regulatory compliance internal audits, including BSA/AML/OFAC, and those in accordance with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requirements.

Nina is also a subject matter expert for transactions related to National Security under the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), Team Telecom, and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (“DCSA”). With a proven track record with the CFIUS Monitoring Agencies (“CMAs”), Nina has expertise in readiness, third-party monitoring, and third-party audit CFIUS engagements spanning various industries that have critical infrastructure, critical technology, and sensitive personal data.

Previously, Nina was vice president of internal audit at a publicly traded broker-dealer investment bank, where she led operational, regulatory, and front-to-back sales and trading internal audits in the debt and equity capital markets.

Nina is a thought leader, podcaster, panelist, and speaker on risk and
compliance, CFIUS, and SPAC topics and was named as Crain’s New York
Business “Notable Women in Accounting and Consulting.”