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Marcus Beard

Partner

United Kingdom

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.

Areas of Focus

Education

University of Bath
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical and Bio Process Engineering, First Class with Honors

Past Experience

BP Chemicals
Undergraduate Engineer

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)

The future of mobility 5.0
Travel & transportation
The future of mobility 5.0
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?
Today’s business environment is evolving at a fast pace, driven by rapidly emerging technologies, geopolitical upheaval, and other unpredictable events, making it increasingly difficult for leaders to navigate risks effectively. Organizations need to make risk-related decisions within a clearly defined risk appetite that is well understood across both strategic and operational levels.
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Reinvigorating enterprise risk management
Reinvigorating enterprise risk management
Enterprise risk management (ERM) has been regarded for three decades as a vital practice for navigating the broad spectrum of risk faced by an organization and ensuring the right balance is achieved between risk mitigation, transfer, and retention. Most transport and mobility companies have captured a register of enterprise risks, but few successfully embed and integrate ERM into their ways of working in a way that delivers real and sustained value.
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ESG: Last call to take effective action
ESG: Last call to take effective action
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Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
Travel & transportation
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
Tom Teixeira, Marcus Beard, François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Martijn Eikelenboom
Most transportation systems and companies have defined elements of their sustainability strategy and launched initiatives related to improving efficiency and strengthening resilience. However, we believe these concepts — sustainability, efficiency, and resilience (SER) — should be considered not in isolation but with a holistic and integrated view.
Find out more
AVOIDING SURPRISES – A CASE FOR NEXT-GENERATION RISK ASSURANCE
Tom Teixeira, Marcus Beard
A more proactive approach is to systematically consider how assurance arrangements can be upgraded to minimize the chance of such events materializing. In recent years, the Three Lines Model from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has evolved to become a potentially valuable, overarching guide for assurance and governance, although many organizations struggle to practically integrate its key principles into their business operations and decision-making processes.One challenge is balancing the extent of separation and collaboration between the three lines.
Find out more

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)

The future of mobility 5.0
Travel & transportation
The future of mobility 5.0
Find out more
DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR RISK APPETITE?
Today’s business environment is evolving at a fast pace, driven by rapidly emerging technologies, geopolitical upheaval, and other unpredictable events, making it increasingly difficult for leaders to navigate risks effectively. Organizations need to make risk-related decisions within a clearly defined risk appetite that is well understood across both strategic and operational levels.
Find out more
Reinvigorating enterprise risk management
Reinvigorating enterprise risk management
Enterprise risk management (ERM) has been regarded for three decades as a vital practice for navigating the broad spectrum of risk faced by an organization and ensuring the right balance is achieved between risk mitigation, transfer, and retention. Most transport and mobility companies have captured a register of enterprise risks, but few successfully embed and integrate ERM into their ways of working in a way that delivers real and sustained value.
Find out more
ESG: Last call to take effective action
ESG: Last call to take effective action
Find out more
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
Travel & transportation
Toward sustainable, efficient & resilient mobility systems
Tom Teixeira, Marcus Beard, François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Martijn Eikelenboom
Most transportation systems and companies have defined elements of their sustainability strategy and launched initiatives related to improving efficiency and strengthening resilience. However, we believe these concepts — sustainability, efficiency, and resilience (SER) — should be considered not in isolation but with a holistic and integrated view.
Find out more
AVOIDING SURPRISES – A CASE FOR NEXT-GENERATION RISK ASSURANCE
Tom Teixeira, Marcus Beard
A more proactive approach is to systematically consider how assurance arrangements can be upgraded to minimize the chance of such events materializing. In recent years, the Three Lines Model from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has evolved to become a potentially valuable, overarching guide for assurance and governance, although many organizations struggle to practically integrate its key principles into their business operations and decision-making processes.One challenge is balancing the extent of separation and collaboration between the three lines.
Find out more

More About Marcus
  • University of Bath
    Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical and Bio Process Engineering, First Class with Honors
  • BP Chemicals
    Undergraduate Engineer