Bill Martin is Chief Risk Officer of Commonfund, a $30bil investment firm managing assets across all asset classes. At Commonfund, he is a member of the Commonfund Senior Executive Group and its Investment Committee. Prior to joining Commonfund, Bill was Chief Risk Officer responsible for risk management of all investment management activities at Bank of America, including Columbia Management, alternative investments, proprietary hedge funds and private equity. Previously, Bill had been Global Head of Risk Management at the Royal Bank of Scotland, responsible for credit, market and operational risk, and then Global Head of Investment Risk Management & Performance Analysis at INVESCO, both based in London. Today, Bill serves as Chairman of the Global Association of Risk Professionals, an association of 150,000+ members worldwide focused on promoting best risk practices, as a Board Overseer at the New England Conservatory of Music and serves on the Advisory Board of the Weissman Center for International Business at Baruch College, City University of New York.