Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, Inc. and Independent Director of Credit Suisse Funds, was invited to speak at the Private Directors Association (PDA) Audit Beyond Financial Risks panel discussion hosted by Grant Thornton in New York City on October 17, 2024.
The panel discussed how boards can prepare to address a range of risks including: geopolitical risk, regulatory changes, cybersecurity, AI and emerging technology. The moderator was Gene Quinn, Advisor, Board Director and Private Investor at Confluence Partners, and Samantha’s fellow panelists were:
- Markus Veith, Partner at Grant Thornton
- Shiva Rajgopal, Kester and Byrnes Professor at Columbia Business School
The mission of the Private Directors Association is to enable and enhance the value, growth, and resilience of privately held companies through effective governance throughout the business lifecycle.
Samantha Kappagoda currently serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair, and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of two closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and six open-end funds investing in commodity, quantitative and high yield and credit strategies, as well as a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto. She is also Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Risk Economics® and Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute.
About Risk Economics, Inc.
Risk Economics® specializes in economic analysis of risk and liability. It provides advisory services at the intersection of commercial business-process engineering and risk engineering with a particular focus on coupling commercial reinsurance and financial technology, through the rigorous application of agent-based, demographic, and statistical methodologies to microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. The RiskEcon® client roster is diverse and includes governmental and quasi-governmental agencies, global insurance and reinsurance firms, leading law firms, technology firms, global banking institutions, asset management firms, multinational corporations with interests in natural resources, commodities, and energy, as well as government agencies and regulators. For additional information, please visit https://riskeconomicsinc.com/.
