Scott Spencer is senior vice president and chief risk officer at Walker & Dunlop and is based in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, he is responsible for leading the development and execution of the firm’s enterprise risk management strategy and governance framework. He works closely with executive leadership and the board of directors to strengthen governance and develop scalable risk frameworks that support the firm’s long-term business objectives. He also oversees the firm’s risk and fraud governance committees and provides quarterly risk reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee of the board.

Prior to his current role, Spencer served as senior vice president of internal audit at Walker & Dunlop, where he led the firm’s internal audit department and oversaw the assessment of internal controls, risk management, and governance practices. Before joining Walker & Dunlop, he held several roles at a local public accounting firm, where he performed financial statement audits for construction and real estate clients and provided consulting, regulatory, and compliance testing services for the FDIC’s Loss Share Program.

Spencer earned a bachelor’s degree in financial management, with a minor in accounting, from Clemson University. He is also a certified public accountant.