Hamm brings experience in insurance regulation, cybersecurity and risk management to global consulting firm
Menlo Park, CA – March 13, 2017 – Adam Hamm has joined the Chicago office of global consulting firm Protiviti as a managing director in its Risk and Compliance practice. He serves clients within the financial services industry concerning risk, compliance and cybersecurity matters.
Hamm brings a wealth of insurance regulation, cybersecurity and risk management experience to the firm, having previously held U.S. state and federal government senior leadership positions. He served as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and was elected as chairman of the NAIC’s National Cybersecurity Task Force where he spearheaded the development of a comprehensive insurance regulatory framework for cybersecurity in the U.S. Hamm was elected in 2008 to serve a four-year term as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner and was subsequently re-elected to a second term.
Hamm also served on several federal committees, including the U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Committee; the Cybersecurity Forum for Independent and Executive Branch Regulators; and the Financial and Banking Infrastructure Committee. Prior to that, he spent ten years as a prosecutor and civil litigator.
“With Adam on our Risk and Compliance team, our clients are able to benefit from his hands-on insurance supervision experience and his unique insights on insurance regulations and cybersecurity in the insurance industry,” said Cory Gunderson, managing director with Protiviti and the firm’s global financial services industry leader. “We’re pleased that the culture and career opportunities we’ve created at Protiviti attract the caliber of experienced professionals like Adam Hamm.”
Hamm holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of North Dakota School of Law and a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University.
