Ariane Chapelle is a recognised trainer, writer and advisor in Operational Risk Management, active in the field since 2000. She holds a PhD in Economics, master’s degrees in business administration and Econometrics. She has been an Associate Professor at University College London for the course 'Operational Risk Measurement for Financial Institutions’ from 2013 to 2023.

Dr. Chapelle founded ran her advisory and training practice, Chapelle Consulting, that became BDO Chapelle in October 2022, part of BDO Belgium. In 2019, her firm received the Risk.net Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Year in Operational Risk’. She has published extensively in risk management. Her textbook Operational Risk Management: Best Practices in the Financial Services Industry, published by Wiley Finance and translated in French by Pearson has been named “Book if the Year 2020” by risk.net

For Garp, Ariane Chapelle authored “Operational Risk and Regulation” (Pearson, 2022), the reference material for the related section of the 2023 Financial Risk Manager Certification (FRM, Garp).

Since 2026, Dr. Ariane Chapelle is dedicated herself to creative writing and philanthropy. She works just a few days a month in risk management, and only to selected clients.