Mitali Thapar
Founder & Principal Advisory Consultant
A governance and systemic risk leader with over a decade of operational resilience experience spanning central banking, wealth management, and corporate boards. Mitali now advises boards and executive teams on how to rehearse and withstand the disruptions that threaten critical services.
Key Background & Impact
London School of Economics (LSE)
MSc Risk & Finance, Merit
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)
B.Com (Hons), Distinction
Institute of Risk Management (IRM)
Operational Risk Management (ORM)
British Computer Society (BCS)
Information Security Principles (CISMP)
"We bridge the gap between regulatory rigour and corporate agility, so leadership can make high-stakes calls under pressure."
Governance Appointments
- • Chair, Board of Governors, Hythe Primary School, Surrey (2022 - 2026)
Institutions, Accreditations & Recognition
Confidentiality. Integrity. Discipline.
We work inside vulnerable organisational areas and high-stakes crisis exercising with absolute discretion, rigorous analytical objectivity, and unwavering operational discipline.
Career Trajectory
Bank of England
Operational Resilience Lead • PS to DG-COO
Led second-line resilience oversight for UK critical national infrastructure (RTGS and CHAPS) and delivered Bankwide critical incident simulations.
St. James's Place
Operational Incidents & Risk Consultant
Managed third-party risk, operational resilience, and complex commercial investigations reporting directly to the CRO and CFO.
Illuminate Resilience
Founder & Independent Director
Facilitating scenario war games for boards and guiding scaling businesses across India and the United Kingdom.
Moments in Risk Governance
From central bank operations in the City of London to executive education cohorts, awards evenings and school seminars.
