Canid Internal Audit and Risk Management Solutions LLC
Canid Internal Audit and Risk Management Solutions LLC
About the Owner
Andy Cook is the Principal at Canid Internal Audit and Risk Management Solutions LLC. Previously, Andy held the position of Director of Professional Guidance for Financial Services at The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). In this role he assisted global audit practitioners in understanding the effective execution of internal auditing while leveraging The IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework and a worldwide network of subject matter experts. In addition, Andy was an IIA staff lead in developing the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards Domains I: Purpose of Internal Auditing and III: Governing the Internal Audit Function, the Organizational Behavior Topical Requirement and User Guide, and numerous financial services guidance documents.
Over the past 30+ years, Andy held internal audit executive management positions at National City Corporation (now PNC), Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, JP Morgan Chase, and Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. Andy is a Certified Internal Auditor and received his master’s in business administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Andy’s passion for internal audit and risk management began early in his career as an internal audit trainee straight out of college. Since then, Andy has risen through the ranks of internal audit, having held nearly every internal audit position at one time or another in four different Fortune 500 companies. As a result, Andy has real world experience and communication skills that cross all levels.
Where did we come from?
In August of 2025 Andy lost his father, Cliff, to dementia. Before that awful disease took over, Cliff had a brilliant mind. He held executive positions in a number of firms and was a tenured professor of accounting and finance at Ohio Wesleyan University. He also wrote a book on accounting systems which is probably quite outdated now! Cliff had a true passion for learning and jumped in with both feet when he found a new project that consumed him. In looking through his large library of books, Andy came across an old business card of his:
It was for a company that he was never able to get off the ground: Canid Risk Management. Andy named this company Canid Internal Audit and Risk Management Solutions LLC in memory of his father and his adventurous spirit. CIARMS has now launched with the hope that his Dad would be proud, and that his own sons would know they have permission to never stop learning and trying new things. Cliff said it best:
In this spirit, CIARMS is dedicated to meeting the needs of your organization with the same drive and commitment to learning and improving that Cliff showed every day of his life. Let's see what we are all capable of - together!