Vlad Liska is a Vice President and Senior IT Audit Manager at Bank of the West based in Omaha, NE.  As a member of Inspection Générale, Vlad leads Inspection’s coverage of the Bank’s enterprise projects as well as data management assignments supporting the Bank’s capital planning and management (including stress testing for CCAR and DFAST).  Prior to this position, Vlad was the risk coverage officer for the technology and corporate support functions at TD Ameritrade.  Vlad has worked in various positions in the internal audit group of TD Ameritrade as well as various technology and audit positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, First Data Corporation, and the Principal Financial Group.



Vlad holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and a Master of Science in Information Technology Management from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.  He has served on the faculty at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and has spoken at various local and national conferences including the IIA District Conference, NebraskaCERT, MISTI SuperStrategies, NA CACS, and AuditWorld.  Vlad is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).  Vlad is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).