Nicolas Chandler, Cbcp Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Served as project manager on business continuity/continuity of operations and IT disaster recovery (ITDR) planning engagements with key critical infrastructure clients such as Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Eastern Generation, Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), the Las Vegas Valley Water District, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).• Facilitated virtual and in-person tabletop exercises for a broad spectrum of clients, including Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ultimate Medical Academy, City of Charlotte, and Prudential Financial. Nick comes to the firm with nearly 10 years of experience in business continuity planning, enterprise risk management (ERM), operational resilience, and corporate security. He has worked with multiple private and public-sector clients, including Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), and the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

Singapore, Sg

• Led the design, implementation, and testing of crisis management, business resilience, and corporate security programs for International SOS clients in the Northeast US and Canada, which include Fortune 100 companies, leading higher education institutions, non-profits, and NGOs• Delivered bespoke, scenario-based security awareness trainings and tabletop exercises to clients and their employees, tailoring sessions to the unique risk profile of each participant group and their organizations• Conducted crisis and travel risk management gap analyses and policy audits for clients based on ISO 31000 and 31030 standards, with the objective of improving crisis response readiness, business continuity planning, and operational as well as workforce resilience• Carried out and supervised physical site security audits and vulnerability assessments of client facilities around the globe • Served as a subject matter expert on business continuity planning, workforce resilience, and corporate security to both internal and external stakeholders, while fostering cross-functional collaboration on related initiatives

New York, Ny, Us

• Designed and implemented business continuity and enterprise risk management programs according to ISO 22301 and 31000 standards for a wide variety of clients in the financial services, utilities, education, and transportation sectors, from project initiation to plan testing with cross-functional client stakeholders• Researched, developed, authored, and edited geopolitical threat assessments for prospective and existing clients • Co-authored the global return-to work policy for a Fortune 500 insurance company during the COVID-19 pandemic and led the Ankura team’s research efforts in the construction of a database containing COVID-19-related public health guidelines for workplaces issued by local, state/regional, and national-level authorities in every country in which the client operated • Led the development of a web-based enterprise risk management (ERM) and incident management tool for a Puerto Rico-based public sector client, as well as conducted discovery interviews in Spanish and English with key stakeholders, executives, and decision-makers to inform the development of disaster recovery, business continuity, and ERM plans for the agency• Prepared proposals, both in English and in Spanish, in response to RFPs for business continuity plans (BCP), cyber risk assessments, and enterprise risk management (ERM) services on behalf of Ankura’s Business Resiliency and Risk Management practice

Tel-Aviv, Il

• Managed a team of geopolitical intelligence analysts, conducting workflow management and quality control• Led a rapid turnaround forward-looking research study commissioned by the government of an African state regarding the cyber-security, economic, and political risks the country would face• Liaised with the company's operations and sales/marketing teams, keeping them apprised of geopolitical events and trends that impact the company's field operators and clients• Conducted in-depth written analysis and editing for a number of intelligence products, including monthly geopolitical stability forecasts and analyses on global militancy trends

Tel-Aviv, Il

• Monitored open sources in English, French, and Spanish on major geopolitical threats and trends in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the Americas while producing daily and monthly intelligence reports on said developments, with an eye to informing security risk mitigation strategies and ensuring business continuity for the company's clients• Contributed regional expertise and written analysis to the production of various subject-specific client deliverables, including monthly reports on global militancy trends and monthly geopolitical stability forecasts• Produced a weekly brand security monitoring report for one of Max Security's major clients, a leader in the global semiconductor industry and Fortune 500 company. Placed in charge of synthesizing online open source intelligence gathered each week and writing the report in its entirety after less than two months at Max Security

New York, Ny, Us

• Produced security risk assessments and conducted ad hoc investigations for corporate clients and high net worth individuals• Managed multiple client accounts while training new analysts and managing their workloads to ensure efficient workflow

• Authored chapters for eight consecutive quarterly editions of the China Beige Book, featuring macroeconomic analysis of ongoing changes in business confidence, lending trends, and access to credit in each sector of the Chinese economy• Analyzed and reported on data from a survey of 2,000 Chinese business leaders gauging the effects of China's economic performance on business practices, attitudes, and growth in China.

New York, New York, Us

Temporary contractor role.

• Conducted investigations and acquired and analyzed open-source data for the firm and its clients, which include major corporations and high net worth individuals, as part of the firm's business intelligence, investigation, and due diligence operations• Provided the firm’s president with background research on Russian energy policy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia• Analyzed political and reputational risks and performed due diligence on behalf for a major energy company looking to develop exploration and production projects in Azerbaijan• Researched business and security risks for corporate clients traveling to volatile regions of the world

• Performed quantitative data analysis for a proprietary survey of 2,000 Chinese business leaders across various industries for the Q3-2013 and Q4-2013 editions of the China Beige Book, the firm’s quarterly report on China’s economic performance• Sorted qualitative data from interviews of Syrians conducted in Syria, Jordan, and Turkey for inclusion in a report commissioned by a client of the firm on political attitudes in the ongoing conflict in Syria• Translated a proposal memo addressed to a prospective client, a prominent political figure in Tunisia, from English to French• Assisted the project manager in the preparation of budgets and presentations for the firm’s principal

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Relations

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

European Studies