My career has covered financial modelling, software, academia and financial regulation in a variety of roles. I’ve worked in the insurance industry as an actuary and software risk consultant, specialising in risk management, modelling and systems and controls. I’m also an experienced software developer and development manager, with a strong theoretical background (including some time as a university lecturer in Computer Science) in addition to practical experience. Most recently I was Director, Actuarial Standards at the Financial Reporting Council, where I led the development of technical Actuarial Standards and was a member of the Board for Actuarial Standards.
I have an MA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, a PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University and am a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. I’m a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. I’m the author of many academic papers, and have taught courses on risk management, programming, software engineering and expert systems in academia and for business.