Patrick Tobin

Patrick Tobin is a Part-Time Lecturer at Columbia University, where he teaches graduate-level courses in Operational and Strategic Risk Management.

He is a former senior risk management professional at FINRA, where he spent over a decade working at the intersection of regulation, data analytics, and non-financial risk. His experience includes operational risk frameworks, scenario analysis, risk governance, third-party risk management, and the use of data to support supervisory and executive decision-making.

In the classroom, Patrick emphasizes practical application of risk concepts, bridging academic frameworks with real-world regulatory and industry experience. His current interests include technology and AI risk, data governance, and how organizations translate risk insights into effective management action.