About Us
Who We Are
KSB Risk Advisory is a Minneapolis-based risk advisory firm providing fractional executive leadership and strategic consulting to organizations navigating complexity, regulatory change, and enterprise transformation. We serve manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and nonprofit organizations — bringing board-level perspective and Big Four rigor to every engagement.
Meet Our Founder – Kojo Baafi
Kojo Baafi is a strategic risk, audit, and compliance executive with 15+ years of global leadership experience across manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services. Before founding KSB Risk Advisory, he served as Vice President of Internal Audit at Pentair PLC, a $4B global manufacturer, and Vice President of Audit Services at Allina Health, a $4B regional health system — reporting functionally to audit committees and administratively to the CFO and Chief Compliance Officer in both roles. Earlier in his career, he was a Director in Risk Consulting at KPMG LLP, where he advised boards and executive teams across industries on governance, ERM, and SOX compliance.
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Kojo holds CIA, CISA, CRMA, and CIPP/US certifications and is actively expanding his expertise in AI governance and model risk oversight. He currently serves on the boards of AAA Minneapolis, Cookie Cart, and Impact Health The Gambia, and is a board member of the IIA Twin Cities Chapter.
He founded KSB Risk Advisory to bring executive-caliber risk leadership directly to organizations that need it — on a fractional, flexible basis.
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CIA · CISA · CRMA · CIPP/US · Six Sigma Green Belt
What We Do
At KSB, we believe that effective risk management is the cornerstone of a successful business strategy. Our primary role involves assessing various risks that a business might encounter and providing guidance on how to mitigate or manage these risks effectively.
We pride ourselves on being agile and flexible, while also adapting to the ever-changing business landscape and your evolving needs.
What Sets KSB Apart
Our clients work directly with a former Big Four director and Fortune 500 chief audit executive — not a junior team. We bring the governance expertise, board relationships, and strategic perspective of a senior risk leader, with the agility and responsiveness of a boutique advisory firm. Every engagement is tailored, outcome-focused, and grounded in 15+ years of real-world leadership across regulated, growth-oriented, and transformation-driven environments.
