The risk manager for Boyd Gaming Corp. says curiosity keeps him engaged, and continual education will be the key to managing emerging risks.
R&I: What was your first job?
I was trained as an accountant, worked in public accounting and became a CPA. Being comfortable with numbers is helpful in my current role, and obviously, the language of business is financial statements, so it helps.
R&I: How did you come to work in risk management?
Working in finance in the corporate environment included the review of budgets and the analysis of…