Yusuf Azizullah
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Yusuf Azizullah is a MBA Professor of Finance & Strategy. He has taught at Johns Hopkins University
& also teaches at top ten ranked Robert Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
. He has completed Executive Education
at Harvard Business School
in Corporate Governance, earned a B.S. in Finance from George Mason University
. He also graduated with Honors MBA in Management and Masters in Information Systems.
Yusuf is also an executive consultant advising Audit Committee Board members & senior management on Sarbanes Oxley
, Risk Mgmt & IFRS
Compliance. He has consulted major Fortune companies; Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AOL
, Assurant
, Thomson Reuters
and MCI Inc.
.
Yusuf’s professional career includes IT SOX Compliance Officer for fifth largest Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca
’s $64 Billion global Biologics business MedImmune
. In this role, he was responsible for all IT Governance, compliance
for five domestic US locations, three international manufacturing
and R&D facilities in the Netherlands
and United Kingdom
. Yusuf led the successful compliance integration with parent AstraZeneca & acquired Cambridge Antibody Technology
in 2007. At MedImmune he established an enterprise IT governance model, reduced SOX controls, sponsored full IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) process construction, and directed all IT compliance activities involved in meeting Sarbanes-Oxley, filing under IFRS from US GAAP
after parents acquisition, outsourcing to vendors, information security
, U.S. FDA compliance and directed other Ethics
& ediscovery compliance requirements and was part of the Enterprise Risk Compliance Committee.
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
& also teaches at top ten ranked Robert Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
. He has completed Executive Education
Executive Education
Executive Education refers to academic programs at leading graduate-level business schools worldwide for executives, business leaders and functional managers. These programs are non-credit and non-degree granting...
at Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
in Corporate Governance, earned a B.S. in Finance from George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
. He also graduated with Honors MBA in Management and Masters in Information Systems.
Yusuf is also an executive consultant advising Audit Committee Board members & senior management on Sarbanes Oxley
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 , also known as the 'Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act' and 'Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act' and commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002, which...
, Risk Mgmt & IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards are principles-based standards, interpretations and the framework adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board ....
Compliance. He has consulted major Fortune companies; Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
, Assurant
Assurant
Assurant is a specialty insurance company headquartered in New York City. Assurant’s four businesses provide a wide range of insurance products and related services, including creditor-placed homeowners insurance, manufactured housing homeowners insurance, credit insurance, individual health and...
, Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
and MCI Inc.
MCI Inc.
MCI, Inc. is an American telecommunications subsidiary of Verizon Communications that is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia...
.
Yusuf’s professional career includes IT SOX Compliance Officer for fifth largest Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries...
’s $64 Billion global Biologics business MedImmune
MedImmune
MedImmune, LLC, headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, became a wholly owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca in 2007. Since being acquired, MedImmune has remained a Maryland-based biotechnology development enterprise...
. In this role, he was responsible for all IT Governance, compliance
Compliance (regulation)
In general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in their efforts to ensure that personnel are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and...
for five domestic US locations, three international manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
and R&D facilities in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Yusuf led the successful compliance integration with parent AstraZeneca & acquired Cambridge Antibody Technology
Cambridge Antibody Technology
Cambridge Antibody Technology was a biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom...
in 2007. At MedImmune he established an enterprise IT governance model, reduced SOX controls, sponsored full IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) process construction, and directed all IT compliance activities involved in meeting Sarbanes-Oxley, filing under IFRS from US GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction; generally known as accounting standards...
after parents acquisition, outsourcing to vendors, information security
Information security
Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction....
, U.S. FDA compliance and directed other Ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
& ediscovery compliance requirements and was part of the Enterprise Risk Compliance Committee.