Audit, Risk, and Compliance for Forward-Looking Businesses

Individualized consulting to increase efficiency,

decrease workforce fatigue, and fuel your growth.

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Why work with AdviseUp?

AdviseUp is a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies create a competitive advantage through operational resilience. As your trusted audit, risk, and compliance partner, we’ll shed light on the solutions that will bring stability to your organization and prepare you for whatever risk lies ahead.

Technical expertise

We have 20+ years of deep knowledge in IT, finance, and operations in private, publicly traded, and non-profit organizations.

Proven track record

Our clients have a 100% success rate in obtaining certifications and remediating control deficiencies.

Long-term relationships

We’ve worked directly for and with regulators, external auditors, executives, and boards of directors and understand their expectations.

AdviseUp Founder Dorina Hamzo

Meet AdviseUp founder,

Dorina Hamzo

Most people don’t grow up knowing they want to work in compliance - but I did.


I founded AdviseUp in 2020 after 20 years in the world of audit, risk, and compliance including holding several Chief Audit and Risk Officer roles. Working in the field for multiple Fortune 300 and 500 businesses and organizations across the globe, I acquired the hands-on skills and experience I now use to advise and assist private and public organizations like yours. LinkedIn Bio

ABOUT ADVISEUP

  • "Dorina’s deep expertise helped us rapidly mature."


    "Dorina was an incredible resource for LIFTE H2, and for me personally, as our young company successfully navigated ISO27001, SOC2, and ISO9001 certification processes in our first two years in business. 


    Dorina's deep expertise and practical approach helped us rapidly mature from a small start-up into an international company with complex products and services." 


    — Jeremy Maunus, COO

  • “Compliance is the heart of our business strategy.”


    “Dorina's insights have not only facilitated record-breaking timeframes for our compliance certifications but also fostered a greater understanding of how to genuinely improve business efficiency and effectively mitigate risk. 


    She makes compliance make sense—translating complex regulations into actionable plans that benefit the business."


    — Richard Zhang, Co-Founder & Head of Digital

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  • “Measurable data to inform our decision-making.”


    “AdviseUp helped us transform our audit and risk program. They stuck to measurable data—rather than making assumptions—to inform our decision-making.”


    — Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, Fortune 500 Healthcare Organization


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  • “Never let anything fall through the cracks.”


    “While creating and implementing our new internal controls program, AdviseUp brought the deep technical knowledge, while customizing controls to our unique business functions. 


    They navigated our highly regulated environment to ensure we were prepared for both compliance and long-term program operationalization.”


    — VP of Internal Audit, Non-profit Healthcare Organization


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  • “A longtime partner and advisor.”


    “I've collaborated with Dorina for more than a decade, first as colleagues at athenahealth. Dorina and her AdviseUp team are now supporting my current organization in addressing specific compliance challenges.


    Their true superpower has been in advising executive leadership and board members—while working hands-on to build our remediation programs.”


    —Geeta Bihari, VP of Engineering


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  • “Rolling up their sleeves.”


    “The AdviseUp team took time to help our tech governance team with everything from designing new control monitoring processes to finding control improvements.


    Dorina showed genuine interest in helping me grow as a professional. She taught me what it means to be a leader and that no matter how high you climb, you’re not above any work.”


    —Howie Magaro, Technical Program Manager


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  • “Dorina became part of the family.”


    "When it comes to building an automated risk management and governance process, Dorina is an excellent builder. She worked with our company to design a repeatable mechanism for managing security risks in the existing GRC solution. 


    Through this partnership, the Security team was able to create the foundation for easier internal control testing.”


    —Security Engineer, Fortune 500 Technology Organization 


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