Our team

Dr Sam Vosper

Sam Vosper joins Risilience following the completion of his PhD and some other risk-related research at the University of Cambridge. His work focused on modelling risk preferences, demand and adaptive behavior’s related to climate based micro-insurances.

Previously, he worked at a climate change consultancy in South Africa (where he grew up). That work included a mixture of policy research for government and support for companies seeking low carbon strategies and climate reporting (CDP).

Jaturong Chareonying

Jaturong is a Senior Solutions Specialist, supporting the relationship between Risilience and the client. Working within the Client Solutions team, a key aspect of his role is to demonstrate the capabilities of the Risilience platforms. This is completed through managing the data required for the development of the digital twin, training and maximizing the client’s needs from the products and services.

Prior to working at Risilience, Jaturong worked as a Software Implementation Consultant for 9+ years within a company providing trading and risk management software to the global commodity, recycling and energy markets.

Jaturong’s background is in Mathematics, having undertaken a BSc in the subject at Coventry University.

Lisa Millard

Lisa joins us as Content Writer in the Marketing team and will play a key role in supporting our content strategy.

Lisa previously worked as a journalist (fashion initially), and latterly as a feature writer and columnist contributing to a number of national and regional titles. More recently, Lisa has worked closely with research centres across the University of Cambridge including; Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction, Centre for Climate Engagement, Centre for Digital Built Britain, and Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in Targeted Delivery for Hard-to-Treat Cancers, creating articles, blog posts, and website and social media content for a wide audience across a range of platforms. Much of her recent writing about smart infrastructure has championed the benefits to industry of using digital tools and data-driven insights for better decision making in relation to net zero, resilience and resource constraint.

Laurence Smith

Laurence is the Director of Financial Services Analytics. He leads the development of Risilience’s financial services models and digital twin models.

Laurence’s most recent employment was at Lloyds Banking Group where he had several roles in the past 15 years including: credit risk modelling of mortgages impairment; probability of default modelling for corporates, universities, housing associations, sovereigns and project finance; pricing of personal products; and profitability analysis. Prior to that Laurence worked for Aviva pricing motor insurance and for a small economics consultancy.

Yee Voong

Yee is Office Manager at Risilience whose main focus is to streamline and optimize the physical workspace for better efficiency. To foster a positive workplace culture by recognizing accomplishments, offering growth opportunities, and providing a platform for open feedback. She is also the Executive Assistant to the CEO, managing the C-Suite’s calendar and scheduled meetings, engagements, conferences and business trips.

Before joining Risilience, Yee spent time at Queens’ College, University of Cambridge as Executive Assistant in the Alumni Department and before that spent 8 years at British Airways as Executive Assistant to the Director of Aircraft Engineering.

Robert Hardie

Rob is a Senior Solutions Specialist.

Rob has a background in the physical and social sciences and holds a PhD in public-private partnerships in carbon sequestration projects, which focused on the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Prior to working at Risilience, he led a regional sustainability programme at the University at Sheffield, creating and sourcing funding for cross-sector sustainability projects in the South Yorkshire region.

Rob also holds a MSc in Environmental Change and International Development from the University of Sheffield and BSc in Physical Geography from Newcastle University.