Strategic Risk Leadership, Psychological Safety & AI with Brenda Boultwood (CPD-accredited)

In this episode of RiskMasters, explore strategic risk, psychological safety, and AI’s role with expert Brenda Boultwood.

"I don’t think risk management is about compliance anymore. I think it’s about enabling a business and enabling a strategy." – Brenda Boultwood

In this CPD-accredited episode of RiskMasters, host Julien Haye welcomes Brenda Boultwood, a seasoned Chief Risk Officer (CRO), economist, board advisor, and tech executive, to explore the evolving nature of risk leadership across industries and geographies. Brenda brings a unique perspective from her work across finance, energy, academia, the IMF, and Silicon Valley.

Together, they explore what it takes to build strategic, future-ready risk frameworks that embrace uncertainty, promote psychological safety, and make space for innovation. Brenda reflects on the limitations of traditional models, the risks of ignoring cultural dynamics, and the transformative potential of AI in governance, risk, and compliance.

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Brenda Boultwood in this episode are her own and do not reflect the official position of any institution or university with which she is affiliated.

In this edition of RiskMasters, you will learn:

🔹 Why Tone at the Top Is a Strategic Risk Lever
Brenda explains how leadership behaviour, especially during crises, shapes organizational resilience, cultural trust, and board engagement.

🔹 How to Create Psychological Safety for Better Risk Outcomes
Explore real-world examples of how safe, candid conversations improve governance and why fear-based cultures lead to paralysis, not protection.

🔹 AI and the Next Frontier of Risk Management
Discover how Brenda’s work in tech startups is shaping the future of risk intelligence, and what risk professionals need to understand about AI's capabilities and limitations.

More about Brenda Boultwood:

Brenda is a former risk executive and transformation leader with a career spanning global financial institutions, the U.S. Department of Energy, AI tech firms, and the International Monetary Fund. She serves as a board member, governance advisor, and mentor to the next generation of risk leaders. Brenda brings a data-driven, human-centred approach to strategy, cultural change, and innovation in the risk profession.

📌 Connect with Brenda Boultwood on LinkedIn for insights on risk leadership, AI, and strategic governance.

🎙 Tune in now to explore how today’s leaders can embed resilience and foresight into every layer of decision-making.

Related Articles: 

• From Signals to Systems: Embedding Trust in Risk Governance
• Psychological Safety in Risk Management
• Leading Through Uncertainty: Decision-Making in a Nonlinear World
• The Quiet Risk in Your Risk Function: Leadership Blind Spots

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