Leo Tilman
Leo M. Tilman (born 1971) is an American financier, author, and a leading authority on strategy, risk intelligence, and finance. He currently serves as the president and CEO of Tilman & Company, a global strategic advisory firm. Tilman was formerly an executive at BlackRock, Capitol Peak, 
and Bear Stearns and adjunct professor of finance at Columbia University. Tilman is credited with predicting the financial crisis of 2007–2008 by showing the unsustainable nature of global imbalances in his book Financial Darwinism. Tilman is the author of a number of books on risk management and finance including Risk Management, Asset Liability Management, Financial Darwinism and Agility. Tilman was one of the architects of a public/private partnership involving the White House Rural Council, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Farm Credit System. In 2008, Tilman was profiled by Forbes among "influential authors, decision makers, and thought leaders in the field of business" and named Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum for "professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world." Education and early career
Tilman received B.A. and M.A. in mathematics from Columbia University and executive education at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. Before founding Capitol Peak and Tilman & Company, Tilman was Chief Institutional Strategist and Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns. He started his career at BlackRock. Appointments
 President & CEO, Tilman & Company
 Member, Colorado Forum
 Trustee, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
 Advisory Board Member, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University

Former appointments
 Board Member, Atlantic Partnership
 Board Member, Drake Management
 Chairman, Capitol Peak Asset Management
 Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
 International Advisory Board Member, British American Business
 Contributing Editor, The Journal of Risk Finance

Selected bibliography
His fourth book Agility: How to Navigate the Unknown and Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption (2019), co-authored with former NORAD Commander General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., presents a comprehensive theory of agility and a practical roadmap to fostering agility at any organization. The book's urgent call for action—that leaders must learn how to consistently navigate radical disruption and uncertainty—foreshadowed the COVID pandemic, global economic recession, and social turmoil of 2020. In collaboration with Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps, he co-authored a 2010 Harvard Business Review proposal to create the First National Bank of Innovation  in order to enhance U.S. economic dynamism. In a 2012 European Financial Review article, he redefined risk intelligence and designated it "new essential competence" for companies and investors who aspire to create lasting value for stakeholders and society. He is the creator of the Corporate Risk Scorecard, a holistic view of a company's business model and risk profile similar to a food Nutrition Label (Barrons) and co-author of the pioneering "Brain as a Business Model" framework 
(European Financial Review, 2014). Articles
The most agile day - strategy+business 
Wanted: A First National Bank of Innovation - Harvard Business Review
Risk Intelligence: A Bedrock of Dynamism and Lasting Value Creation - European Financial Review
Taming Risk In a Volatile World - Directorship
The New Risk Paradigm for Corporate Governance - Chief Executive
"Wanted: A Corporate Risk Scorecard – Barron's" - Barrons
"Brain as a Business Model" - European Financial Review

Books
Risk Management
Asset Liability Management
Financial Darwinism
Agility

Agility
Agility, written by Tilman and General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., presents a call to action for leaders across public and private sectors that agility is urgently needed and that it is achievable for any organization. When organizations make the choice to become agile, adopt the agility mindset, and acquire the requisite knowledge and capabilities—all while remaining vigilant—agility becomes their enduring state of being. Agility is far superior, and far more effective than mere speed and adaptability. Organizations that adopt this mindset thrive amidst uncertainty and disruption, and are able to turn today's challenging environment into an advantage—one that supports their vision. Financial Darwinism
Tilman's Financial Darwinism is based on the premise that today's complex economic and financial landscape requires executives, financial professionals, regulators, policy makers, and investors to adopt a radically new way of thinking and making decisions. Global systemic financial crises, periodic astonishing losses, and ruin of once-venerable institutions serve as convincing evidence on what happens otherwise, necessitating a road map to the new financial order and an essential guide to adapting and succeeding in it. References

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1971 births
American financiers
Living people