30 Years
of Risk Operations Expertise
Risk Agents is built on three decades of experience managing risk at the world's largest financial institutions—now delivered through AI
From Banking's Risk Frontlines to AI Innovation
Risk Agents was created by Gavin Slater, a Chief Operating Officer within Risk with 30 years of experience building and transforming risk functions at:
ICBC Standard Bank
Head of Risk Infrastructure (2021-Present)
Leading Risk Reporting team and Risk Change initiatives
Barclays Bank
Global Head Market & Credit Risk Infrastructure (2008-2013)
Led team of ~300 people, harmonized risk management infrastructure
Deutsche Bank
COO Market Risk Management (2001-2008)
Managed all support activities for Market Risk Management function
Nordea Bank
Head of Trading & Risk Programme (2016-2019)
Led cultural transformation of trading business
Gavin Slater
Chief Operating Officer (Risk), Risk Agents Founder
Why Risk Management Needs Transformation
❌ Traditional Risk Management
- •Static Reports: 50+ monthly reports that are outdated the moment they're produced
- •Manual Processes: Weeks to answer ad-hoc questions, hundreds of Excel spreadsheets
- •Siloed Knowledge: Expertise locked in individuals' heads, lost when they leave
- •No Learning: Same mistakes repeated, no improvement in workflows over time
- •Reactive: Always responding to events rather than preventing them
✅ Risk Agents Approach
- •Natural Language: Ask questions in plain English, get instant structured answers
- •Instant Analysis: Complex risk scenarios analyzed in seconds, not weeks
- •Captured Expertise: 30 years of CRO knowledge embedded in every skill
- •Evolving Workflows: Patterns track success and improve automatically
- •Proactive: Identify emerging risks before they become problems
From Banking Risk to AI Innovation
How 30 years of managing risk functions led to the creation of Risk Agents
1995-2025: Banking Risk Management
Three decades managing risk at Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and ICBC Standard Bank. Built and transformed complete risk functions covering credit, market, operational, liquidity, model, and climate risk.
2023: The AI Transformation Begins
Watching the emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) and realizing their potential to transform risk management. Started experimenting with AI agents for risk analysis, combining banking expertise with cutting-edge AI capabilities.
2024-2025: Building Risk Agents
Development of the Risk Agents platform combining three innovations: Skills (modular capabilities), Fabrix Patterns (composable workflows), and Natural Language (query-based reporting). Turning 30 years of CRO expertise into AI-powered risk intelligence.
2026: Launch & Beyond
Risk Agents launches to transform how financial institutions manage risk. From day one, clients get access to 100+ skills, 75+ patterns, and 30 years of CRO expertise—no multi-year implementations, no armies of consultants.
What We Believe
The core principles that guide Risk Agents development
Experience Over Hype
Risk Agents is built on 30 years of real banking experience, not theoretical frameworks. Every skill and pattern reflects what actually works in managing risk at global financial institutions.
Skills Over Monoliths
We believe in composable, modular capabilities rather than rigid, all-or-nothing systems. Skills combine into patterns, patterns solve problems, and the system evolves with usage.
Natural Language Over Training
Risk professionals should ask questions in plain English, not learn complex systems. The platform should adapt to users, not the other way around.
Evolution Over Perfection
Patterns that track success and improve over time beat static “best practices.” Risk Agents learns from every query, every pattern, every outcome.
Context Over Documents
Information should be captured, curated, and consulted—not buried in SharePoint. Every insight, every analysis, every piece of knowledge should be instantly accessible.
Orchestration Over Automation
AI should augment human expertise, not replace it. Risk Agents coordinates skills and patterns to support decision-making, always with human oversight and judgment.
Join Us on This Journey
Risk Agents is coming in 2026. Register for early access and be part of the transformation.