Meet Our Financial Experts

The minds behind nivoraquelis's budget risk management education. Each bringing decades of real-world experience from banking, corporate finance, and risk assessment.

Miranda Blackwell, Senior Risk Analyst at nivoraquelis

Miranda Blackwell

Senior Risk Analyst

Credit Risk Market Analysis Portfolio Management

Miranda spent twelve years at Lloyds Banking Group before joining us in early 2023. She's particularly brilliant at explaining complex risk models in ways that actually make sense. During the 2020 market volatility, her team's risk assessments helped protect over £200 million in client assets.

Casper Thornfield, Budget Strategy Director at nivoraquelis

Casper Thornfield

Budget Strategy Director

Corporate Budgeting Financial Planning Cost Analysis

Former CFO at a mid-sized manufacturing firm, Casper knows budgeting from the trenches. He's worked through three economic downturns and has this uncanny ability to spot budget risks months before they become problems. His practical approach comes from managing real budgets under real pressure.

Built on Real Experience

We don't teach theory from textbooks. Every course, every module, every example comes from situations our team has actually lived through. When Miranda talks about stress testing, she's drawing from nights spent running scenarios during market crashes. When Casper explains budget variance analysis, he's thinking about the quarterly reviews where those variances meant the difference between growth and layoffs.

Data-Driven

Every decision backed by comprehensive analysis and real market data

Practical Focus

Skills you can apply immediately in your current role

Personal Support

Direct access to instructors who understand your challenges

Collective Expertise

Over 25 years of combined experience across multiple sectors and market conditions

Risk Assessment

  • Credit risk modeling and analysis
  • Market risk evaluation
  • Operational risk identification
  • Liquidity risk management

Budget Management

  • Zero-based budgeting implementation
  • Variance analysis and reporting
  • Capital allocation strategies
  • Cost-benefit optimization

Strategic Planning

  • Long-term financial forecasting
  • Scenario planning and stress testing
  • Resource allocation optimization
  • Performance measurement frameworks

"Real expertise comes from making difficult decisions under pressure, not from memorizing formulas."