Profile of Kathy Burger

Editorial Director

Member Since: 5/8/2014
Author
Blog Posts: 575
Posts: 132

Katherine Burger is Editorial Director of Bank Systems & Technology and Insurance & Technology, members of UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Financial Services. She assumed leadership of Bank Systems & Technology in 2003 and of Insurance & Technology in 1991. In addition to directing the editorial strategy of both brands, Kathy is charged with the creation and development of new products, editorial supplements, special publications and live and online events including BS&T's Executive Summit, I&T's Executive Summit, Webcasts, live custom events and executive roundtables. Kathy is a frequent speaker/moderator at financial services industry conferences, and also has presented at a number of technology company user group and sales force events, as well as numerous Webcasts sponsored by industry leaders. She is a graduate of Carleton College.

Articles by Kathy Burger
posted in February 2008

Financial Institutions’ Risk Management Systems Are Challenged by Corporate Culture and Human Nature

2/11/2008
The Société Générale trading scandal illustrates that the competitive advantage of relying on internally developed risk management systems can be cancelled out by lax management oversight and fraud.