Barnett Margolis

Barnett Margolis is a highly accomplished financial services executive with deep expertise in fraud and corporate investigations, internal audit, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), IT strategy, and cybersecurity. With decades of experience leading transformative initiatives at global financial institutions, Barnett brings both strategic insight and hands-on operational acumen to the NJLPIA.

Throughout his career, Barnett has served in key leadership roles, including as Global Head of Internal Audit (Chief Audit Executive) at Cantor Fitzgerald. He has led audit functions, developed enterprise risk frameworks, managed high-impact regulatory remediation efforts, and guided Audit Committees through critical business and compliance decisions. He also brings domain depth in IT risk, having stood up cybersecurity programs and served as acting CISO, as well as contributed to academia as an Adjunct Lecturer in IT Strategy and Cyber Security.