Independent executive advisory
I help financial institutions, fintechs and technology businesses turn risk, growth and transformation questions into decisions that can be governed—and executed.
Where I help
Align growth ambition, risk appetite, governance and execution capability through an evidence-based diagnostic.
Typical sprint · 4–6 weeks
Translate AI, analytics and decisioning potential into governed business outcomes across the credit lifecycle.
Test market attractiveness, buyer readiness and entry choices before significant commercial investment.
Typical sprint · 2–3 weeks
A focused way of working
Frame the decision, ambition and constraints.
Build the fact base across strategy, governance and capability.
Separate symptoms from material choices and risks.
Turn insight into an owned, sequenced roadmap.
Selected work
Client identities and sensitive findings remain confidential. The examples show the questions addressed and the value delivered.
A group-wide, evidence-based review spanning risk insight, appetite, processes, governance, organisation and culture.
Strategic validation of market reality, priority buyers, buying situations, substitutes and adoption barriers before commercial commitment.
Perspectives
Risk management creates the greatest value when it improves decisions—not when it merely documents exposure. My writing explores how governance, analytics and technology can work together to strengthen business performance and institutional resilience.
Using systems thinking, analytics and technology to understand what drives performance—and translate it into repeatable business capability.
Read on LinkedIn ↗ 16 · 01 · 2024A sound diagnosis is only half a solution. Lasting value requires operating mechanisms that convert insight into execution.
Read on LinkedIn ↗ 2024Why institutions need sufficient risk and governance capacity before emerging vulnerabilities become balance-sheet problems.
Read on LinkedIn ↗About
AEAlper Eker is a financial services executive and adviser with more than 25 years of experience across banking, risk, digital credit and fintech. His career includes senior leadership roles with GE Capital, BBVA and Garanti BBVA, as well as board and entrepreneurial experience.
He works at the intersection of strategy, governance and execution—bringing an operator’s understanding of what it takes to turn a sound recommendation into an institutional capability.
LinkedInStart with the decision
A first conversation is simply to understand the decision, its context and whether I can add value.
Email Alper eker_alper@yahoo.com