The New Era of Fraud in Higher Education

Fraud in higher education presents significant financial, reputational, and operational risks. This webinar will shed light on how internal audit and an ERM program can work together to proactively detect, prevent, and respond to fraud in higher education. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of fraud risks unique to colleges and universities such as student aid fraud, financial fraud, and cybersecurity threats. The webinar will provide actionable strategies for integrating fraud risk management into audit planning, leveraging data analytics for fraud detection, and aligning and collaborating with enterprise risk management programs. 

Resources

Chris Trepte

Solutions Sales Director – SME Public Sector

Diligent

With an IT background, Chris has held consulting roles managing client engagements focused on IT General Controls, SOC 2 Readiness, ICFR, SOX, NIST Compliance, and IT Security reviews. In March 2022, he transitioned to Diligent, first as a Client Partner in Customer Success, then managing implementations in Professional Services, and now as a Solutions Sales Director. Across these roles, he has driven client success, GRC technology adoption, and growth.

Katja Freeman

Solutions Sales Director – SME Public Sector

Diligent

Katja is a domain expert at Diligent, a comprehensive GRC SaaS platform provider. She has more than 10 years of public sector audit experience working for the City and County of Denver Auditor’s Office and was last in the position of Audit Director. There, she was responsible for the strategic direction and quality control of 45 plus performance, financial, and IT auditors. Before that, Katja worked as a program evaluator at the Legislative Service Office of the State of Wyoming. 

Katja also served as the chair of the professional issues committee of the Association of Local Government Auditors.