Marcus Beard
Partner
Marcus is an experienced adviser in strategic safety and risk in the transport and other sectors, with key areas of expertise in safety development, leadership, governance and independent review.
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Education
Past Experience
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Marcus is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in our Cambridge office in the United Kingdom.
Marcus has 21 years of experience in safety and risk consulting, serving clients in the rail and metro industries, but has also worked in road transport, oil and gas, energy, and construction.
His core areas of expertise include strategic safety risk management, corporate safety development programs, leadership, risk assessment, culture, safety validation, and decision-making.
Marcus has acted as a board adviser on wide-ranging issues associated with risks from growth, start-up, and assurance.
He has worked internationally, including across Africa and Europe, and in Hong Kong, Japan, and the US.
Marcus is a highly experienced trainer, having delivered many learning programs to senior managers across the UK, North America, and Hong Kong. He has served as an expert witness to court in a number of high-profile legal proceedings.
Outside of work, Marcus is a passionate photographer (www.genkiphotographer.com)
![DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_risk%20appetite_image_600x375.jpg?itok=OfvoaDQH)
DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?
![Reinvigorating enterprise risk management](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Reinvigorating%20enterprise_image_600x375.jpg?itok=ZvDBgnGr)
Reinvigorating enterprise risk management
![ESG: Last call to take effective action](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_ESG_Last_call_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=Kvpjr6pa.pagespeed.ce.5lm38KNqiF.jpg)
ESG: Last call to take effective action
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
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AVOIDING SURPRISES – A CASE FOR NEXT-GENERATION RISK ASSURANCE
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Risk: Strengthening business resilience after COVID-19
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Marcus is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in our Cambridge office in the United Kingdom.
Marcus has 21 years of experience in safety and risk consulting, serving clients in the rail and metro industries, but has also worked in road transport, oil and gas, energy, and construction.
His core areas of expertise include strategic safety risk management, corporate safety development programs, leadership, risk assessment, culture, safety validation, and decision-making.
Marcus has acted as a board adviser on wide-ranging issues associated with risks from growth, start-up, and assurance.
He has worked internationally, including across Africa and Europe, and in Hong Kong, Japan, and the US.
Marcus is a highly experienced trainer, having delivered many learning programs to senior managers across the UK, North America, and Hong Kong. He has served as an expert witness to court in a number of high-profile legal proceedings.
Outside of work, Marcus is a passionate photographer (www.genkiphotographer.com)
![DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_risk%20appetite_image_600x375.jpg?itok=OfvoaDQH)
DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?
![Reinvigorating enterprise risk management](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Reinvigorating%20enterprise_image_600x375.jpg?itok=ZvDBgnGr)
Reinvigorating enterprise risk management
![ESG: Last call to take effective action](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_ESG_Last_call_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=Kvpjr6pa.pagespeed.ce.5lm38KNqiF.jpg)
ESG: Last call to take effective action
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/Avoiding_surprises_next_gen_risk_assurance_ADL_web_cover.jpeg?itok=pan1TkpR)
AVOIDING SURPRISES – A CASE FOR NEXT-GENERATION RISK ASSURANCE
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/risk_strengthening_business_resilience_cover.jpg?itok=ec6PEJwi)
Risk: Strengthening business resilience after COVID-19
More About Marcus
- University of BathBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical and Bio Process Engineering, First Class with Honors
- BP ChemicalsUndergraduate Engineer