Richard Clarke is a Director of the Risk Management Practice. From 2003 to 2006, he served as the Global Leader and Chief Executive Officer for Arthur D. Little and was responsible for the development and delivery of the firm’s international strategy. A Chartered Engineer, Richard has over 20 years of experience of risk management, sustainability and performance management assignments across a range of sectors including engineering, process industries and transport. Richard also worked internationally in oil/gas engineering and construction for 10 years prior to joining the firm. Richard has led several large, multi-stakeholder assignments for various clients over the last decade.

Dean is a Director and the Market Manager of Arthur D. Little in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He is also a member of the global management of the Sustainability and Risk Practice, located in Prague. Dean is responsible for the business development in Eastern Europe and focuses on Energy and Utilities, TIME (Telecoms, Information, Media and Electronics), Travel and Transportation. He has considerable experience in management consulting, with projects on regulation, market liberalization, and organizational effectiveness, managing the profitability of groups of customers (calculations, segmentations, reporting), enhancing business efficiency, cost management, risk management and strategy creation.

Dean graduated from the Economics University in Prague, specializing in economics of industry. He is a member of the Energy Regulator’s Office advisory board. He is the President of the Chief Finance Officers’ Club (CFO Club) which has nearly 70 members from leading Czech and Slovak companies.

James is a Director of Arthur D. Little UK and the Global Leader of the Risk Management Practice. For many years, he has been involved in risk management related studies in the energy, chemicals, manufacturing, automotive and transport sectors. He is internationally recognised as an expert in the field of risk management. Prior to joining Arthur D. Little he worked in manufacturing R&D. James is fluent in Spanish and English, and has a working knowledge of Portuguese and French. James is a Chartered Engineer and holds a Degree in Engineering Science, with emphasis on Electronic and Control Engineering, from Oxford University.

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Davide Vassallo is a Director of Arthur D. Little and heads the Sustainability & Risk Practice in Italy. His professional focus is on Climate Change, Emission Trading, Life Cycle - Energy and Environmental – Assessment and Sustainable Development. He has led a number of projects to support national and international companies to plan emission reduction programs and to assess opportunities related to EU ETS and CDM/JI projects. Davide is an Environmental Engineer graduate of Polytechnic University of Turin