Elderlake Partners
Portrait of Francien Begass

Francien Begass

Founding Partner

francien.begass@elderlakepartners.com

20+ years in international risk leadership roles across banking and financial services including Deloitte, ING and Accenture.

Track record

Led a European risk-function banking merger, steered AI strategy programmes, built risk teams, managed major portfolios and delivered regulatory programmes.

Risk transformation

Shaped risk frameworks and governance, transformed the origination and monitoring process for several institutions, optimised capital and RWA structures and built scenario architecture.

Board level

Non-executive director, interacted directly with main European authorities, ministries, external regulators and auditors.

Technology as a lever

AI-enabled strategy and reporting, data-driven decisions, scenario modelling, process automation, portfolio intelligence.

Helping organisations build risk functions that are sharper, more technology enabled and ready for what comes next.