Atit Shah is partner in Baker Tilly’s risk advisory practice.
Atit’s primary responsibilities include setting the strategy and vision for the practice in the Dallas, Texas office, developing methodologies, staff development, and overseeing delivery of all risk assurance services.
Atit is a versatile and accomplished leader with a strong blend of hands-on technical expertise, business acumen and operations experience. He has demonstrated success enhancing operations through the implementation of key technologies and best practices and identifying future technology paths with long-range benefits. He has consistently experienced success in fast-paced, demanding environments requiring strong leadership and focused decision making.
Prior to joining the firm, Atit has held a variety of roles at other professional services firms, in industry and at private equity firms which include two international accounting and advisory firms, Coalfire (cyber risk services), TPG (tech risk and governance) and United Technologies Corporation (corporate audit).
- Agreed upon procedures (AUP)
- Cybersecurity services: cyber risk assessments, regulatory readiness SOC for cybersecurity and V-CISO
- Fractional/Interim staff augmentation
- HIPAA readiness and certification
- HITRUST CSF readiness and certification
- Internal audit co-source and outsource
- Internal controls assessment and advisory
- ISO 27001/2 readiness
- IT audit (internal and external audit support (SOX 404, FSA, ICOFR))
- IT due diligence (M&A/transaction support)
- IT governance program advisory
- IT risk/maturity assessments
- NIST 800-53 related assessments and advisory
- PCI-DSS readiness
- SSAE 18/SOC 1/SOC 2/SOC 3
- Technology due diligence (M&A support)
- Third party risk management/vendor risk management
- Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
- Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
- Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
Location
Texas
Education
University of Florida (Gainesville)
Bachelor of Science in finance and accounting
Florida State University (Tallahassee)
Post Baccalaureate Studies in management information systems