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 HonFREng, 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, before returning to the United Kingdom. He graduated in civil engineering from Imperial College, London in 1981.[2]
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 and Schroders.[3]
He was appointed by the Secretary State of Housing, Communities and Local Government to drive forward the building safety programme following the Grenfell tragedy.[4] He remains a member of the Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG).[5]
Abeysekera is also a member of The Worshipful Company of International Bankers.[6]
He is currently a Professor of Practice in Risk Management at Imperial College and a member of the Court.[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]
In 2024, Abeysekera was elected as a honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering for exceptional contributions to engineering.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Home - Professor Atula Abeysekera FCGI". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Member of the Court - Imperial College". Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Professor Atula Abeysekera - HonFREng". Retrieved 2024-10-28.