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Susan Panzer

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Senior Advisor - Internal Audit, SOX, Controls, and Connected Risk at Emerytus Advisors
📍 Melville, New York, United States

Susan Panzer is a senior executive specializing in governance, compliance, and enterprise risk management, with a career spanning technology and financial services at firms like Xerox, Commerzbank, and Computershare. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University. Colleagues describe her as strategic, compassionate, diligent, and a leader who enables her teams to succeed and grow.

Outside of her corporate roles, Susan has a notable passion for wine. She actively promotes a wine show, aiming to demystify the complexities of grapes and wine regions for a broader audience, sharing her enthusiasm for discovering new wines and restaurants.

She has a knack for translating complex financial risks into understandable concepts, emphasizing listening to stakeholders and tailoring the message to the audience.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
Senior Advisor - Internal Audit, SOX, Controls, and Connected Risk
Location
Melville, New York, United States
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Enterprise Risk Management
Her career focus, including roles as Chief Audit Executive at Xerox, involves managing internal audit functions and enterprise risk management processes for global firms.
Transforming Governance
She has consistently worked to transform governance functions into commercially practical, risk-conscious teams throughout her career, as noted in her professional history.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Senior Advisor - Internal Audit, SOX, Controls, and Connected Risk
Emerytus Advisors
1-2025
Founding Member
Internal Audit Collective
8-2021 - 9-2024
Chief Audit Executive
Xerox
1-2017 - 8-2021
Director Of Internal Audit
Commerzbank AG
5-2014 - 2-2016
Global Chief Audit and Anti-Fraud Executive
Computershare
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Education
1981 - 1985
Bachelor of Science
Cornell University
1977 - 1981
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Stuyvesant High School
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