Michael Nicosia is a highly skilled and versatile thought leader with 25 years of broad business acumen across different areas to include business strategy, data governance & management, cost optimization, and organizational transformation. Most recently, Mr. Nicosia worked at TIAA where he was Head of Enterprise Data Governance responsible for redesigning and implementing a new risk-based, business-aligned data governance framework and operating model across enterprise data domains. Prior to this role, Mr. Nicosia served in various roles at TIAA over his 15+ year tenure to include Vice President, Finance Strategy & Data Governance where he was responsible for developing and operationalizing multiple functions to include data governance, strategy/planning, and continuous improvement. Also, during his tenure, Mr. Nicosia directed large scale transformations focused on strengthening and automating critical Finance business processes, improving data quality and integration, and upgrading Finance’s underlying technology/infrastructure.

Prior to joining TIAA, Mr. Nicosia worked as a Managing Consultant for The Amherst Group Limited, a consulting firm that provides advisory services to Shared Services organizations around the world. During this time, he provided strategic advice and counsel to Fortune 100 companies on organizational design, implementation of shared services management practices, and conducted detailed studies of various service delivery processes across multiple functional areas and industries.