Scaleable and Sustainable Approaches to IT Enterprise Risk Management

Principal Gail Benson has worked in IT auditing since 1989, including experience with Big Four companies. A creative problem solver, Gail has worked in a variety of industries.

Experience
Gail Benson, CISA, CIA, CCSA, is a dynamic leader with expertise in Information Technology auditing, risk management, regulatory compliance, and assurance. She is highly experienced in Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance in both internal audit and Big Four public accounting environments.

Gail’s experience includes leadership and consulting work at these companies:

  • As Senior Vice President of Information Technology Audit at Webster Bank, Gail played a critical leadership role in transforming the internal audit department into a risk-based team of professionals practicing integrated audits and increasing the use of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques by more than 300%.
  • As Director, Gail established an IT Risk Management Practice at Fiondella, Milone, and LaSaracina, LLP, a public accounting firm. There she successfully led more than 15 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404 projects, completed SAS 70 audits, evaluated technology environments for a business merger/acquisition effort, and assisted clients in new software evaluations and selection. 
  • As IT Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Gail was responsible for information technology control assessments for approximately 130 diverse middle market clients in the New England area in the manufacturing, high technology, retail, health care, construction, higher education, utility, and telecommunications industries. She had extensive experience in the internal audit arena at AT&T, Aetna, and ING Group (Financial Services), where she was responsible for numerous technology and technology-based audits, as well as business process re-engineering projects.

 

Qualifications
Ms. Benson holds MBA and BS degrees from the University of New Haven, and an AS degree from Endicott College. A Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and holder of the Certification in Control Self Assessment (CCSA), she has presented at Institute of Internal Auditors and MIS Training Institute International Conferences, as well as the local Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) chapter.

Professional Organizations
Gail served on the Board of Directors for the Hartford Chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) for four years, and has taught several CISA exam preparation review classes. She also served on the Editorial Review Committee for the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) IT Audit publication.

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Find out more about how to safeguard your company’s sensitive information.
Contact Gail Benson at:
Phone:   203-421-5901
Fax:      203-421-3606
Email: Gail@TheBensonGroupLLC.com
Mailing Address:  800 Village Walk, #245 Guilford, CT 06437

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