Michael Podemski is a senior director at Aon leading global internal audit assurance and advisory services in the areas of IT and security risk. He is primarily responsible for independent third line of defense (3LOD) oversight of all IT and security-related audit activities, including managing the day-to-day supervision and guidance of IT audit team members and coordinating, planning, executing, and reporting on audit projects. He provides objective risk-centric assurances with respect to the design and/or operating effectiveness of risk management practices, governance processes, and the system of internal controls associated with IT and security-related audit activities. He also serves on the board of the ISACA® Chicago (Illinois, USA) Chapter focusing on event planning, academic relations, mentoring, and certification review courses.