Brian C. Germani

Brian brings more than 15 years of governance, risk and compliance experience as well as industry best practices, primarily in the financial services and technology industries. Prior to joining HPR, Brian served as the Chief Compliance Officer of a boutique SEC-registered investment advisor and its wholly owned subsidiary broker-dealer where he focused on providing, implementing and reviewing risk management and regulatory compliance frameworks.

Prior to this, Brian was a client service manager within the Risk Assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Boston, where he provided consulting services and expertise to a range of complex global clients focusing on all areas of their businesses, including compliance, risk and regulatory issues.

Brian earned an MBA from Suffolk University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. He is a CPA registered with the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy and also a non-practicing Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) as recognized by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Brian also holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors and has passed the FINRA Series 7 and 24 exams (currently non- registered).