Vic Drapala

As a seasoned capital markets specialist with broad regulatory experience in market and liquidity risk, Vic brings a wealth of first-hand knowledge to those needing to understand trade risks and risk management practices. He has substantial career experience working in financial institutions, managing trading and liquidity risk, as well as communicating market risks to senior managers. Vic has been responsible for capital markets examinations of large and complex institutions as chartered by the State of New York. As a permanent onsite rep for the Department of Financial Services at a NY State chartered foreign bank, and also as a supervisor of teams of field examiners, Vic has been responsible for: reviewing risk management practices & recommending improvements; conducting capital markets examinations of NY State chartered institutions; evaluating bank practices, risk appetite and risk parameters in relation to regulatory guidance, standards & best practices; and has reviewed a supervised bank’s regulatory issue remediation action in order to determine if all points have been satisfactorily addressed. His experience as a Risk Management Specialist – in all aspects of the capital markets – is evident in his in-depth knowledge of: Asset Backed & Mortgage Backed Securities, Money Markets, Liquidity Risk Management, Risk Management, ALM, Fixed Income and the Financial Markets. He enjoys lively classroom discussions and interaction with students, and working with professionals who engage in a participatory learning environment. Vic also is a professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies in NYC. Here he has been instructing adult learners since 2008. These students are professionals needing a stronger knowledge base of the financial markets – concentrating on the risks of each product (such as commodities, FX, equities, fixed income, derivatives) and market niche. Vic holds a BA in International Studies from Elmira College and an MBA in International Finance from Fordham University.