Rob Mara is a principal at Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) and currently co-leads the financial services risk technology area for the Americas. Prior to this he led the compliance technology and operations area for the Americas. Prior to joining EY US, Rob worked in the financial industry, software, telecommunications and education. His more recent experience includes evaluating and mitigating the impact of new technologies and products in the compliance space.

Rob has an MS in Biology focused on Ecology, Chaos Theory and Nonlinear dynamics from Wayne State University.