Founder, Chairperson and CEO

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Sanjay Anand

MBA Operations and Strategic Management, MS Finance (summa cum laude equiv.) — Boston College
B. Sc. (Tech.), MS Computer Science (gold medal recipient/summa cum laude equiv.) — BITS Pilani, India
Graduate Update in Information Technology (including Information Security) cert - Denver University
CSOX, CGRC, CESG; CFE; CRMA; CGEIT, CRISC, CDPSE; CDE; CCD; CCSGRC, CIAGRC, CABIT

Often referred to as "Mr. Sarbanes Oxley"™ (Mr. SOX™) for his expertise in Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Compliance and Controls (a.k.a. GRC), Mr. Sanjay Anand, Chairperson of the SOX, GRC, and ESG Institutes at the Sarbanes Oxley Group (SOXGAP), is a prolific speaker, consultant, researcher, author, publisher, peer reviewer, and more.

With over 30 years of extensive hands-on industry experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise across various aspects of business and technology.

He has authored several books (see covers below) on topics related to SOX, GRC and ERP (for such publishers as Wiley, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, and Van Haren), and he is the recipient of numerous corporate and industry awards and recognitions, including, but not limited to:

  • J. D. Edwards Consultant of the Year, 100% Club, Teamwork, Leadership, Pioneer, and more

  • OneWorld Special Achievement, OneWorld Recognition

  • Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) Outstanding Performance

  • Most Innovative Products and Services Award (at the World Congress on Total Quality)

  • IOD Award for Leading Contributions to Corporate Governance (see picture on this page)

  • Bits of Success: Top 50 in 50 years (alongside 49 other prominent global academic and industry luminaries such as: the Founder of Microsoft Outlook (formerly Hotmail), and the CEO of Wipro)

Two men in formal attire at a conference, holding an award certificate that reads Leading Contributions to Corporate Governance, standing in front of a backdrop that reads 'London Global Conference 2018'
  • The cover of a book titled 'J.D. Edwards ONE WORLD: A Beginner's Guide,' with blurred images of people walking in a business or airport setting on a dark background.

    J.D. Edwards OneWorld: A Beginner’s Guide (with a Foreword by Ed McVaney, Founder, Chair of the Board, and CEO of J.D. Edwards)

  • Cover of the second edition of the 'Sarbannes-Oxley Guide for Finance and Information Technology Professionals' by Sanjay Anand, published by Wiley, featuring a blue geometric pattern background.

    Sarbanes-Oxley Guide for Finance and Information Technology Professionals

  • Book cover titled 'Essentials of Sarbanes-Oxley' by Sanjay Anand, published by Wiley, featuring a minimalist design with a financial graph icon in orange.

    Essentials of Sarbanes-Oxley

  • Cover of a book titled 'Essentials of Corporate Governance' by Sanjay Anand, with a red and orange background.

    Essentials of Corporate Governance

  • Cover of a book titled 'The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: An Introduction' by Sox Institute, featuring a gold world globe with latitude and longitude lines overlaid on a financial document with numbers and a pen.

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: An Introduction (SOXBOK Series)

  • Book cover titled 'Essentials of the Dodd-Frank Act' by Sanjay Anand, featuring a colorful rainbow gradient background with text outlining topics such as financial crisis history, key titles and sections, definitions, regulations, and agency roles.

    Essentials of the Dodd-Frank Act

  • Book cover titled 'Sarbanes Oxley in Leading Economies' by Sanjay Anand and Anthony Tarantino, featuring financial symbols and a world map in the background.

    Sarbanes-Oxley in Leading Economies

  • Cover of the book titled 'Governance, Risk, and Compliance Handbook' by Anthony Tarantino, published by Wiley, with a dark background and red design elements.

    Contributing author to Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Handbook

  • Cover page of a handbook titled 'Anti-Money Laundering: Compliance Officer's Handbook,' dated January 9, 2008, authored by Tommy Seah and Sanjay Anand, with a brief description of money laundering issues.

    Anti-Money Laundering (AML): Compliance Officer’s Handbook

He is also the creator of the (trademarked) C-FIT-O (Chief Financial, Information, Technology Officer)™ model which he developed in 2002 in response to the increasing overlaps in the professional duties and responsibilities of CFOs and CIOs at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. He (and his team) also developed the SOCKET™ (Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Key Enterprise Technologies) Framework which was published in 2004 (just a couple of years after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act).

Sanjay has been published in several magazines and journals on business and technology (see some of them on the “Media Recognitions” page), and his many books (see list below) are read and used by executives, professionals, academics and students at companies and colleges around the world. He is a frequent reviewer of articles, as well as author of articles, for various journals. He has been recognized as a Founding Member of the NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) Center for Public Trust, and a member of the CEO Roundtable of SOX Compliance Journal. He is also a member of the global Psychometrics Society devoted to the advancement of quantitative measurement practice, a Community Member of the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) dedicated to quality and leadership in online and digital learning, and he has been on the boards and committees of several domestic (US) as well as international (overseas) for- and non-profit organizations/NGOs. He is also a member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), and he has been involved in and with AI and Gen AI since the 1990s, including, for example, on graphics and intelligence based script technologies which are being used for artificially intelligent (AI) machine translations (MT). As a responsible global citizen who is committed to leveraging AI to level the playing field for all, he is an active member of the “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cities” and of the “Governance and regulatory framework” expert-driven thematic groups of the UN global collaboration initiative, United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC), and of the United Nations’ AI for Good initiative.

He is the publisher of the Inside GRC Journal™, and a peer-reviewer for the Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, the official journal of (ISC)² published by Taylor & Francis, which focuses on providing essential information for managing the security of modern enterprises and offers a platform for high-quality research on information security. He has peer-reviewed over 20 articles for the Information Security Journal over the past 15 years. In addition, he has written for several journals (including e.g. ISACA Journal, J.D. Edwards Quest Q&A, IOD’s 360, Social Service Journal, and more). He also holds a patent and several trademarks at the USPTO.

  • Cover of a journal titled 'Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective' with a teal and white abstract graphic design.
  • Close-up of a book cover titled "Impacts of Regulations on Business" with a background pattern of interconnected circles and a partially visible stamp.
  • United States patent certificate with a gold seal and red ribbon, signed by Nicholas P. Abel and Ellie M. Pison.
  • Cover of a magazine titled 'Control', labeled as 'The Magazine for IT Governance Professionals,' with an image of computer hardware including a computer tower and monitor, and some white cables.
  • Close-up of a book cover titled 'The Industry Revolution'. The cover features a green background with black and white text, including a graphic of a square with an arrow pointing right and an ampersand. The subtitle mentions Oracle's vertical industry approach.
  • Cover of Insidegrc magazine, Fall 2011, Volume 3 Issue 4, featuring topics on corporate social responsibility, accountability, GRC, Dodd-Frank financial reform, and enterprise risk management, with an image of a cityscape emerging from a cracked globe.
  • Cover of Social Service publication titled "To SOX or Not to SOX" with subtitle about legislation and nonprofit organizations.
  • Magazine cover titled "insidegr" featuring a man in business attire walking in a storm with lightning, holding a briefcase, with headlines about legal discovery, IT risk management, and risk monitoring and control.
  • Cover of Insidegrc magazine featuring a globe with flags of various countries and the title 'Quest for a World-Class Framework' from Fall 2009.
  • Businessman in a suit climbing a ladder holding a briefcase, on the cover of InsideGrc magazine, Winter 2010 issue, focusing on cloud computing, IT security, and risk management.
  • Cover of Inside GRC magazine featuring a toy dinosaur with a background of a computer keyboard, titled 'Why GRC is B.S. (Business Strategies)', highlighting topics on governance, risk, compliance, E-Discovery in 2011, and linking QMS, EMS, and FMS to improve bottom line.
  • Magazine cover with wooden background and scattered alphabet pasta. Features the magazine title 'insidegrc' at the top, and headlines including 'Alphabet Soup,' 'Build a Better Fence,' and 'Lessons from the Public Sector.'
  • The cover of Inside GRC magazine featuring a close-up of a turtle among green grass. The magazine's title is in blue and gray at the top. Headlines include "Is GRC Slowing You Down?", "5 Tips to Get Moving Again", "Rules! Rules! Rules!" in large blue text, and "ESI During Bankruptcy" with a subheading about avoiding legal sanctions. The issue is Spring 2011, Volume 3, Issue 2.
  • Magazine cover titled 'insidegrc' with the subtitle 'governance | risk | compliance,' Spring 2010, Volume 2, Issue 2. Featured image of a black swan with wings spread wide near water, emphasizing the article 'Black Swan Events.' Other headlines include topics on GAAP 10 IFRS, LIFO retention, and policy management.
  • Two white horses running through water with splashes, harnessed and pulling a carriage. Cover of a magazine titled 'insidegrc' with headlines about social media, information governance, and sourcing strategy.

Industry Certifications:

  • ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association, Inc. USA):

    • Platinum-Level Membership in ISACA [since 2019; joined in 2004]

    • Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) [since 2009]

    • Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC) [since 2010]

    • Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) [since 2021]

  • ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA):

    • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) [since 2004]

  • IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors, USA):

    • Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) [since 2013]

      CRMA includes Certified in Control Self Assessment (CCSA)

  • NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors, USA):

    • Certified in Director Education (CDE) [2009]

  • IETE (Affiliate of the IEEE, USA)

    • Lifetime Fellow [1999]

    • Chartered Engineer [2018]

  • WCCG (World Council for Corporate Governance), UK

    • Certified Corporate Directorship (CCD) [2006]

  • JDE (J.D. Edwards then PeopleSoft now Oracle, USA)

    • Product Certified Professional (PCP) [1998]

    • Instructor Certified Professional (ICP) [1998]
      Full Disclosure: I created the two certs above.

  • Certificate of Director Education awarded to Sanjay Anand by the NACD, signed by Jon M. Mussack and Barton K. Trutki.
  • Certificate from CDPSE for Sanjay Anand, certifying he meets requirements as a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, issued by ISACA.
  • Certified Fraud Examiner certificate awarded to Sanjay Anand, dated March 9, 2004, with signatures, gold seal, logo of a flaming torch and book, and decorative text.
  • A certificate titled "Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT," awarded to Sanjay Anand. The certificate is issued by ISACA, dated March 5, 2009, and expires on January 31, 2013. It features ISACA's logo and a gold seal with the ISACA name and emblem, along with decorative purple laurel leaves.
  • Certification document from ISACA, certifying Sanjay Anand in Risk and Information Systems Control. The certification is dated May 29, 2010, with an expiration date of January 31, 2014, and features the ISACA logo, a gold seal, and decorative leaves.
  • Certificate of Membership awarded to Sanjay Anand CRMA, dated January 16, 2013, issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, featuring signatures and a gold seal.

 Public Relations (PR)

Dennis O’Connor
Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, Massachusetts
B.A. in Political Science & Government from Dartmouth College

Membership Operations
and Client Services

Jennifer Tran
BS (with honors) Information Systems
NYU Stern School of Business, New York University

Marketing Consultant

John P. Engel
International MBA in Business
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

Content Consultant

Sally E. Smith
BA (with Honors) in Psychology
from University of California in Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Other Professionals

Robert J. Schwind (Training and Certification), and
John LaCagnina (Project Manager and Team Lead)
seen here with (in center)
Sanjay Anand (Founder, Chairperson and CEO), and
Jennifer Tran, Membership Ops and Client Services