Meet the Team
We have originated and delivered complex business solutions for over 25 years, persevering through the problems and taking success in our stride, but never asking why?
In 2021 we stopped to ask why? We developed and implemented a root cause analysis practice for a major Australian Bank and examined and remediated some of their most persistent problems and project failures.
Cause-X and our our approach to corporate introspection is the culmination of our specialist deep experience. A great performance and a mature risk culture is possible. Contact us to find out how.
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BEc LLB(Hon) LLM
Founder & Principal Consultant
Alex founded Cause-X to help organisations develop the performance and mature risk culture they aspire to. He is passionate about transformation, leveraging his deep experience successfully originating and delivering strategic solutions for complex business and regulatory matters.
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He has been a senior financial services executive, consultant, and project manager with over 25 years' experience in both business (1st line) and risk oversight (2nd line) functions, across banking, insurance, and wealth management. He is also a former practicing lawyer by background.
As an agent of transformative change, he has a wealth of interdisciplinary skills and knowledge at his disposal. As a leader and mentor, he utilizes his influencing skills to motivate, engage and develop his teams and peers.
He partners with customers, executive management, governance committees, boards, advisors and regulatory stakeholders, in often demanding business circumstances to make it happen. Always curious, energetic and entrepreneurial he thrives when presented with challenging problems.
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ph: +61 (0)410 463 682
email: mail@Cause-X.com
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B,Ec Actuary
Principal Consultant
A financial services executive with over 30 years experience with expertise in risk, finance, and leading and transforming teams. A specialist in life insurance, general insurance and mortgage insurance within Australia and Asia and is passionate about driving risk management as a key competitive proposition within organisations. -
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mail@Cause-X.com
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M.Math, PhD Math
Senior Consultant
Igor thrives on solving difficult problems by combining advanced analytics, modelling and technology to deliver innovative solutions in data and risk management. Igor is currently leading research into using AI capabilities to find new solutions in risk management, data management and improved customer service offerings. -
Igor holds a PhD in Financial Mathematics from Sydney University and maintains a role teaching at the university in finance and data analytics. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow at Macquarie Business School.
Igor has held a range of senior quantitative and risk management roles in the trading environments of some of Australia’s key financial institutions.
Clients value Igor’s unique ability to break down complicated business problems to analytical elements then apply mathematical theory and technology to provide the ideal solutions.
Igor is currently leading research into using AI capabilities to find new solutions in risk management, data management and improved customer service offerings.
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mail@cause-x
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B.Bus., M.B.A., C.P.A., J.P.
Principal Consultant
Robert is passionate about fixing complex problems in organisations. He thrives on diagnosing the drivers and the reasons for these problems and then more importantly developing and implementing appropriate, innovative solutions to make the organisation successful.
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Robert has been an executive senior leader of business programs and change initiatives with deep expertise in banking and financial services with over 30 years professional experience working across Banking, Financial Markets/Treasury, Wealth Management, Superannuation, Insurance, Government and Industry.
He is experienced across a range of domains and has held senior line and consulting roles in business transformation, risk and regulatory management, productivity improvement, product innovation and delivery, data and business process efficiency, and business/system integration projects.
Robert has shaped culture and transformed organisations and his knowledge is rooted in applying outcomes focused thinking to then design solutions for organisations so that they have a competitive edge in product delight and service provision to their customers.
Robert is experienced and comfortable working with C-suite level executives as well energised by speaking with the "do-ers" in an organisation. He is a frequent coach and mentor to his clients and teams, long after his engagement has completed.
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ph: +61 (0)411 244 300
email: mail@Cause-X.com
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B,Eng, B,SC (Computer Science)
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