Michael Sparks

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Founder & Managing Director, SparrowHawk Risk Advisory

Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer with 20+ years of global experience leading risk and compliance functions across G-SIBs and financial market infrastructure. I’ve advised boards and ExCos through regulatory remediations, strategic transformation, and global crises—embedding enterprise risk cultures and delivering safe, scalable growth.

I bring deep domain expertise in non-financial risk, ESG and climate integration, crisis management, operational resilience, and digital asset oversight. I also bring significant experience in OCC-regulated National Trust Bank governance, having served for 10 years as CRO for BNY’s National Trust Bank—an increasingly relevant background as digital asset, custody and stablecoin-related models continue to develop. A confident speaker and trusted board advisor, I combine technical depth with strategic clarity and commercial judgment.

Passionate about building high-performing teams, I have a strong record of talent development, inclusive leadership, and creating cultures that enable both innovation and control. I’m known for influencing at all levels with integrity, impact, and delivery.

I’m open to senior executive roles at global banks, private capital firms, fintechs, and entrepreneurial or adjacent sectors where risk, governance, and regulation are key to growth. I remain highly engaged with emerging technology trends—including AI and quantum computing—and bring a future-focused mindset to the evolving risk landscape.

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