With managed services, technology and data-led insights working together, clients can turn third-party risk into a source of confidence and competitive advantage.

A.J. Spalding

EY Americas Third-Party Risk Management Managed Services Leader

Risk strategist and technology champion. Transformation leader. Third-party risk management modernizer. Managed services innovator.

A.J. is EY Americas Third-Party Risk Management Managed Services Leader and a managing director in Risk Consulting at Ernst & Young LLP. He helps organizations assess, design, implement and operate third-party risk management programs, with experience spanning financial, cyber, information security, compliance and supply chain risk.

A.J. leads market activation for technology-led third-party risk management (TPRM) managed services, bringing together people, process, data, automation and GenAI-enabled capabilities to help clients modernize risk governance, assessments, monitoring, reporting and scalable operations. He earned a BS and MBA in Business Administration from John Carroll University. 

How A.J. is shaping the future with confidence

A.J. is shaping the future with confidence by helping clients move from fragmented, manual third-party risk activities to scalable, technology-enabled managed services. He focuses on building practical operating models that improve visibility, decision-making and consistency across the third-party lifecycle, while encouraging innovation through automation, external data and GenAI-enabled delivery. By building and leading teams that bring these capabilities together, he helps clients respond to emerging risk with greater confidence and operate resilient, efficient and forward-looking TPRM programs. 

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