CeFPro and TPRA on strengthening third-party risk and resilience

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How Industry Collaboration Is Transforming Third-Party Risk Management

In this joint interview, the CEO of Center for Financial Professionals and the CEO of Third Party Risk Association, discuss the growing importance of collaboration in managing third-party risk. They explore how the CeFPro–TPRA partnership is helping firms navigate increasing regulatory expectations, strengthen resilience, and address the complexities of modern third-party ecosystems.

May 07, 2026

Andreas Simou, CEO & Managing Director,

Julie Gaiaschi, CEO & Co-Founder, Third Party Risk Association (TPRA)

Tags: Vendor and Third Party Risk

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Andreas Simou and Julie Gaiaschi share insights into the evolving third-party risk landscape and the challenges organisations face in managing increasingly complex vendor ecosystems. They highlight how regulatory scrutiny, concentration risk, and operational resilience requirements are driving firms to rethink their approaches to third-party oversight and governance.

The discussion also focuses on the strategic partnership between CeFPro and TPRA, which aims to bring together industry expertise, data, and best practices to support financial institutions. By fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing, the partnership is designed to help firms move beyond compliance toward more proactive and resilient third-party risk management frameworks.

Andreas Simou Bio

Biography coming soon

Julie Gaiaschi Bio

Julie Gaiaschi, CISA, CISM, TPCRA is the CEO & Co-Founder of Third Party Risk Association (TPRA). She has over 20 years of technology and information security risk experience, with the last 15 years specializing in third party risk identification and mitigation techniques. In her role as CEO, she provides strategic direction for the non-profit, whose mission it is to further the third party risk profession through knowledge sharing and networking. She also has a passion for helping others enhance their own third party risk management programs. In 2021, Julie was awarded CEO of the Year by Women in Governance, Risk, and Compliance. Prior to co-founding the TPRA, Julie consulted on third party risk for a large bank. She also developed and led a large health payer organization’s Third Party Security program.