Atula Abeysekera
Atula Abeysekera | |
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| Born | London, England |
| Alma mater | Imperial College, London |
| Awards | Freedom of the City of London (2011) |
Atula Abeysekera, FCGI is a British Engineer, a Professor and an expert in Enterprise Risk Management in Financial Services.[1]
Early life[edit]
Abeysekera was born in London, England and spent his early childhood in Sri Lanka,[2] before returning to the United Kingdom. He graduated in civil engineering from Imperial College, London in 1981.[3]
Career[edit]
After graduating, Abeysekera then spent four years working as a civil engineer before deciding to pursue a career in Financial Services. He then went on to work for various Financial institutions such as KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Fidelity & Lazard. He is currently a Senior Risk Officer at Schroders.[4]
He was appointed by the Secretary State of Housing, Communities and Local Government to drive forward the building safety programme following the Grenfell tragedy.[5] He remains a member of the Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG).[6]
Abeysekera is also a member of The Worshipful Company of International Bankers.[7]
Notable Publications & Work[edit]
Abeysekera's publications have been republished by professional publications and a think tank. He is the author of the policy paper 'Black Swans means business',[8] 'Resuscitating the NHS'[9] and 'Mind the Gap – Funding for UK’s Flood Defences: The Bow Group'.[10]
He is the author of the book 'What’s the small idea? - Innovation and Risk Culture in Government'.[11]
Abeysekera is frequently a speaker on Black Swans in Risk management.[12]
Awards[edit]
In 2017, Abeysekera was awarded Fellowship by the City and Guilds of London Institute.[13]
He is also a recipient of The Freedom of the City of London.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Home - Professor Atula Abeysekera FCGI". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Association of Old Anandians UK - Ananda College Old Boys' Association". 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Imperial College, London 1981" (PDF). 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Group Risk Manager – Cazenove Capital - Inside Careers". www.insidecareers.co.uk. 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Building safety: The Industry Safety Steering Group's third report for the Secretary of State and the Minister for Building Safety". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Fayann Simpson joins ISSG". www.lqgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "WCIB Prize awarded at Imperial College | Worshipful Company of International Bankers". internationalbankers.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Abeysekera, Atula (2013-01-01). "Black Swans means business". Infrastructure Risk and Resilience: Transportation. pp. 53–58. doi:10.1049/PERIRR3E_ch8. ISBN 9781849196963.
- ^ "Resuscitating the NHS". The Bow Group. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Mind the Gap: Funding for UK's Flood Defences". The Bow Group. 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "About | The Small Idea". Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ CBI. "Keeping risk in perspective: learning to manage black swan risks". www.charteredbanker.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Fellowship (FCGI) and Honorary Fellowship (HonFCGI) of The City and Guilds of London Institute March 2008 –March 2019". Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "The Freedom of The City of London" (PDF). 21 February 2023.