Written by Branan Cooper

Branan Cooper is the Chief Risk Officer at Venminder. Branan has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry with a focus on the management of internal processes and controls—most notably in the area of third party risk and operational compliance. Branan leads the Venminder delivery team as the third party risk management subject matter expert in residence. Branan joined Venminder from the Bancorp Bank where he held the position of Senior Vice President and Director of Third Party Risk Management. He was instrumental in creating their Third Party Risk Management Program and implementing numerous enterprise-wide initiatives. Branan has held similar positions with PartnersFirst, the credit card division of Western Alliance Bancorp, and at MBNA America, as an Executive Vice President working as part of the risk management/ compliance integration team as the company was acquired by Bank of America. Branan is frequently featured as a speaker at industry events, addressing topics on operational and compliance aspects of third party risk. Branan received his undergraduate degree from Duke University, and he completed the Graduate School of Retail Bank Management (CBA) and the Graduate School of Compliance Management (ABA).