Helping organizations to reduce uncertainty and safeguard strategic goals through ERM consulting services. Expertise across a variety of business sectors related to finance, technology, compliance, and operations.
Uncover, assess, and respond to critical business risks. Our tailored enterprise risk management consulting directs your teams’ focus on the most important risks. Make smarter decisions, strengthen corporate governance, and improve business resilience.
Partner with us to get a practical, value-focused ERM program that delivers measurable value.
Our consulting approach is grounded in the COSO ERM Framework. Five components supported by 20 underlying Principles that constitute a process to institute and maintain an Enterprise Risk Management program.
ERM Exchange has provided enterprise risk management consulting services across diverse sectors, including life sciences, research, manufacturing, distribution, e-commerce, managed services, healthcare, higher education, and other not-for-profits.
John McLaughlin brings over 30 years of experience in risk advisory, corporate audit, and governance. As a former partner at international firms and a corporate audit director for a Fortune 500 company, John offers clients practical, proven solutions to their most critical risk challenges.
His focus is to enable leadership teams to recognize their “Top Ten Risks” and implement response strategies that increase value and operational resilience.
John skillfully and patiently led our leadership team through the ERM process, despite initial skepticism among several members of the executive team. The leadership team found the process very helpful in focusing on the issues that truly matter. Our Board found John’s process extremely valuable in aligning our role and vision with management’s plan and execution.
The fact that we instituted an ERM program directly contributed to our ability to achieve a higher credit rating that reduced our total bond interest expense by over $2 million and also allowed us to release over $4 million in previously restricted debt service reserve funds. John was instrumental in successfully developing the foundation of our ERM program.
John connected well across all functions of our somewhat complicated and growing organization including the medical team, information technology, finance, compliance, and operations. His focus and ability to understand our entire operation were essential to the breadth, transparency, and credibility of our Enterprise Risk Assessment process, including his presentation and discussion with the Board.
Real Clients. Tangible Results.
A $500M global healthcare company, backed by a major investment firm, needed better risk transparency for its board. ERM Exchange led a full enterprise risk assessment, enhancing risk reporting and reinforcing fiduciary confidence at the board level.
Faced with compliance issues after a federal inspection, a leading U.S. consumer products manufacturer partnered with ERM Exchange to implement an ERM program. A company-wide risk retreat resulted in focused capital allocation, improved regulatory compliance, and $800K in cost savings, an 80:1 ROI on a key risk tool.
After an initial two-day risk retreat realigned strategy and leadership priorities, the CEO of a $100M manufacturer requested a one-day ERM refresh five years later. The session revitalized engagement, restructured risk teams, and set a precedent for annual ERM reviews, keeping the program agile and leadership aligned.
A $100M nonprofit university partnered with ERM Exchange to facilitate an institution-wide risk assessment under board pressure. The result: a $2M reduction in annual interest costs from an improved credit rating, better insurance terms, and a more strategic risk monitoring structure, including the creation of an internal audit function.
Partner with ERM Exchange, a proven ERM consultant, and get expert risk insights tailored to your industry.
ERM is a structured process where leadership identifies, assesses, and manages the top risks that could impact strategic goals. It improves decision-making, reduces surprises, and aligns the organization around risk response.
To identify key risks, support strategic goals, and optimize resources by enabling proactive risk management across the organization.
By embedding risk awareness across operations, ERM enables businesses to recover quickly from disruptions and maintain a competitive advantage.
An ERM Consulting report should feature a risk heat map, detailed descriptions of top risks, response strategies, and analysis for decision-makers, boards, and regulators.
ERM Exchange’s risk-informed methodology delivers:
ERM is a journey. Start smart. Prioritize resources. Address the top risks today.
