Hernan Murdock is a seasoned global trainer, auditor, and author with over thirty years of experience. He specialises in enhancing client skills, streamlining processes, and achieving organisational objectives through robust risk management and effective governance. His expertise spans diverse industries: education, manufacturing, transportation, high-tech, insurance, government, and power generation.

Dr. Murdock was a senior lecturer at Northeastern University, teaching management, leadership and ethics. He earned a DBA from Argosy University, Sarasota, Florida, in 2007; a CSS from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1996; and an MBA and BSBA from Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992 and 1990, respectively.

He also holds the following certifications: CRMA Certification in Risk Management Assurance (IIA), 2013; QAR Accreditation in Internal Quality Assessment/Validation (IIA), 2008; AchieveGlobal Leadership and Customer Service: Deliver and Develop Levels, 2007; IDC Certified Instructor (IIA), 2006; and CIA Certified Internal Auditor (IIA), 2001.

He is the author of The Change Agent: Transforming an Underperforming Internal Audit Department (CRC Press, 2024), Operational Auditing: Principles and Techniques for a Changing World (CRC Press, 2022 and 2017), Auditor Essentials (CRC Press, 2019), 10 Key Techniques to Improve Team Productivity (The IIA Research Foundation, 2011), and Using Surveys in Internal Audits (The IIA Research Foundation, 2009). He has also written articles and book chapters on internal auditing, whistleblowing programs, international auditing, mentoring programs, fraud, deception, corporate social responsibility, and behavioural profiling.

Dr. Murdock has conducted audits and consulting projects, delivered seminars and invited talks, and made numerous presentations at internal audit, academic, and government functions in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.