Elena Yearly is the CEO and Founder of EMY Consulting, an award winning third-party certified woman-owned small business that offers services in operational process improvement, enterprise and operational risk management, fraud risk management, internal auditing, audit readiness and compliance consulting. Elena‘s primary focus for her firm the past 7 years has been to provide strategic direction for her management consulting firm while leveraging her over 25 years of subject matter risk management, auditing and compliance expertise for a diverse portfolio of global clients. Prior to forming EMY, Elena worked in a senior level capacity at KPMG LLP for several years leading risk management, audit and compliance engagements for their public sector, not-for-profit and private sector clients. While at KPMG, she was also a global trainer having developed, piloted and delivered training to audiences domestically as well in several Europe countries and Latin America. She has been active on the speaking circuit over the years. Elena is also a former senior level commercial and investment banker and finance executive. EMY Consulting is also approved as a U.S. NASBA CPE-sponsor. Elena has personal certifications in small business consulting, training, facilitation, auditing, risk management and accounting.