Battleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Greg Gokavi-Whaley

About this episode

Craig Goldberg interviews Greg Gokavi-Whaley about his journey in risk management and the importance of creativity and resilience.

In this episode of Battleground Chats, I sit down with Greg Gokavi-Whaley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-gokavi-whaley-30b4352/) to explore his fascinating journey into the world of risk and resilience. We delve into Greg's unique career path, which began with a move from music to financial services, eventually leading him to become a risk professional and CRO. Greg shares insights on the importance of creativity and design thinking in risk management, emphasising the need for an agile mindset and innovative approaches. We also discuss the evolving role of resilience in risk management and how it requires a holistic, system-wide perspective. Throughout our conversation, Greg highlights the value of maintaining a creative outlet, like music, to balance the analytical demands of the profession. Join us for an engaging discussion on navigating the complexities of risk and resilience with creativity and strategic thinking.

People in this episode

Host: Craig Goldberg

Guest: Greg Gokavi-Whaley

Topics covered

• risk management
• resilience
• creativity
• design thinking
• career path
• agile mindset

Keywords

• risk
• resilience
• creativity
• design thinking
• CRO
• financial services
• agile mindset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LinkedIn

More episodes of Battleground Chats

• Battleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Jag Narayan (RMIA 2026) · May 14, 2026 · 15 min
• Battleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Zack Gurdon (RMIA 2026) · May 1, 2026 · 15 min
• Battleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Chris Krause · March 13, 2026 · 16 min
• Battleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Jack Salkild · February 19, 2026 · 20 min
• Battleground Chats - Joe McDavitt & Paul Minter · February 19, 2026 · 15 min
• Battleground Chats - Craig Goldberg & Helen Lipscombe (BCI World 2025) · January 14, 2026 · 16 min