Leo M. Tilman

Biography

Leo M. Tilman is an American financier, author, and entrepreneur — a leading authority on strategy, risk intelligence, and finance. He is Chairman and CEO of Agilion Systems, an advanced technology and strategic advisory firm (formerly Tilman & Company). Previously held senior positions at BlackRock and Bear Stearns and taught finance at Columbia University. Author of four books — 'Agility' (2019, with former NORAD Commander General Chuck Jacoby), 'Financial Darwinism' (2008), 'Asset/Liability Management' (Ed., 2003), and 'Risk Management' (2000, with BlackRock co-founder Ben Golub). In 2010, co-authored a Harvard Business Review proposal with Nobel economist Edmund Phelps to create the First National Bank of Innovation. In 2012, redefined risk intelligence as a new core competence of companies and investors. One of the architects of a public/private partnership (White House Rural Council, USDA, Farm Credit System) that brought billions in private capital to innovative companies. Tilman holds B.A. and M.A. in mathematics from Columbia, with executive education at Harvard Kennedy School and Yale Jackson Institute. Profiled as Business Visionary by Forbes.

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