Paul Urban has joined Top 100 firm CohnReznick LLP, as managing director in the firm’s Advisory Group. Urban will specialize in information management and business intelligence to help clients improve and protect their enterprise value in the firm’s Roseland, NJ office.
Urban has more than 20 years of experience in implementing enterprise business intelligence and analytical solutions to improve financial management, create better customer experiences and product offerings, optimize logistics, increase sales, and reduce operational costs.
He assists companies uncover the business value that is locked up in the vast amounts of data held in their organizations, and then works with them to leverage it as a strategic asset to support and improve operations, and better serve customers.
“Paul understands the business intelligence needs of middle market businesses across a wide range of industries,” said David Rubin, Principal and National Director Risk and Business Advisory. “He is a valuable addition to our growing team.”
Throughout Urban’s career, he has focused on creating business intelligence solutions that address critical business needs, such as financial analytics, regulatory compliance, customer intelligence, operational intelligence, supply and distribution chain analytics, and self-service reporting. He has helped organizations implement “Business Intelligence Centers of Excellence,” which serve as best practice operational and innovation centers designed to facilitate the efficient deployment of these solutions throughout their enterprises. Urban also has experience in line-of-business and systems in the banking, capital market, and insurance industries.
Prior to joining the firm, Urban worked in various roles within SAP and SAP BusinessObjects, where he was instrumental in building and shaping their financial services business. In these roles, he often leveraged business intelligence for the purposes of enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, and customized client reporting.
Urban received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology and his MBA in Finance/Management from Montclair State University.
