Shalders

Biography

David Shalders leads Operations and Technology at Willis Towers Watson. Previously, David served as the Group Operations and Technology director at Willis. He joined Willis in 2013 and was a member of the Willis Operating Committee. Prior to joining Willis, David spent 19 years in senior operations and IT roles at Royal Bank of Scotland Group, most recently as global COO for Global Banking and Markets. He also led the division’s regulatory response to Basel 3. Prior to that, he led the Group’s integration with ABN AMRO and held roles as head of London and Asia Operations, and head of Derivative Operations for NatWest. Before joining Royal Bank of Scotland, David worked at SG Warburg (UBS), J.P. Morgan and Accenture. David holds a master’s degree in geography from Cambridge University and a master’s degree in computer science from the London School of Economics. David Shalders leads Operations and Technology at Willis Towers Watson. Previously, David served as the Group Operations and Technology director at Willis. He joined Willis in 2013 and was a member of the Willis Operating Committee. Prior to joining Willis, David spent 19 years in senior operations and IT roles at Royal Bank of Scotland Group, most recently as global COO for Global Banking and Markets. He also led the division’s regulatory response to Basel 3. Prior to that, he led the Group’s integration with ABN AMRO and held roles as head of London and Asia Operations, and head of Derivative Operations for NatWest. Before joining Royal Bank of Scotland, David worked at SG Warburg (UBS), J.P. Morgan and Accenture. David holds a master’s degree in geography from Cambridge University and a master’s degree in computer science from the London School of Economics.

Research Interest

Engineering