McConnell, Patrick
Dr. Patrick McConnell is currently a Visiting Fellow at Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre (MAFC) in Sydney where he delivers Masters level risk management courses. With over thirty years' experience in IT and risk management, he has consulted to a number of major banks and corporations including Barclays, JP Morgan, Lehman among others and has consulted to the Australian government as Risk Management Subject Matter Expert. He has published many articles on risk and IT in academic and practitioner journals and in 2010, he developed and delivered an ISO 31000 course for a leading standards body.
Blacker, Keith
Dr. Keith Blacker is an expert in risk management with nearly thirty years' experience having published many articles in academic and practitioner journals. A former lecturer at Henley Management College he has also consulted to a range of major banking and insurance companies in the UK, Europe and Africa including Lloyds TSB, Bank of Scotland and Santander. He was previously the CFO of a $500m turnover health insurance business and currently serves as non-executive director to a number of organisations.
Dr Keith Blacker has worked in a variety of board and executive roles globally and is the former CFO of a large UK-based health insurance business. He has over 30 years' experience working within the financial services industry and has consulted to a range of national and international banks and insurance companies on risk management matters. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a Fellow of the UK Institute of Internal Auditors.
Dr Patrick McConnell has been a senior manager in, and a consultant to, large international corporations, financial institutions and governments on multiple continents for over 35 years. His expertise is in risk management and information technology. He is a Fellow of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. He has taught in Australia and Ireland to advanced students and in-house executives.
Both authors hold doctorates in Business Administration and have published and spoken widely in industry and academic forums.