Risk Appetite - Promoting Transparency and Good Governance

She lectures in the areas of banking compliance and the regulation of markets and traders. Her research interests cover senior management arrangements and governance within banks, qualitative decision-making in the management of risk, the socio-political context of banking & financial regulation and the comparative study of international banking regulation. She also studies operational risk. Deepa's experience within the financial services industry spans banking, consulting and regulatory supervision. Her career to date, has included roles at Citigroup, the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA), Lloyds Banking Group and in academia. Deepa has served as a consultant in the UK and in continental Europe. Her current consulting assignments include providing risk expertise to multinationals and major consulting firms. As a specialist risk auditor she evaluates governance, culture, systems and controls. She also leads sessions for senior managers and Board members on defining and disseminating risk appetite and facilitates discussions on the risk-implications of strategic choices.