about bQA
Our Journey
BQA was born in 2024. While our business may be in its infancy, the experience and insights that power client service have been shaped over more than 20 years. Our founder and advisors draw on what they have discovered and learned through work in Ethics & Compliance leadership, legal practice, Big 4 consulting, technology, academic research, executive education and learning and development.
Message from the Founder
Thanks for your interest in BQA. We would love to join you on your journey to create value with integrity. We believe that organizations with a clear purpose, ethical values and sound governance are unstoppable! We can help you build the risk management systems, leverage technology and data, and shape the culture you need to drive sustainable value.
A QUICK INTRO
Once Upon a Time: Grew up in Cornwall, the surfing capital of England. Not talented or brave enough to make a living on a surfboard.
The Journey: Commercial litigation to business ethics via sustainability. Research and teaching to EdTech, Big 4 consulting and then ethics and compliance leadership.
An Important Lesson: Culture may be soft… but it has hard edges. It can propel your company to greatness or send it to oblivion.
Favorite Quotes:
"Integrity is the essence of everything successful." — R. Buckminster Fuller
"Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming." — David Bowie
Downtime Favorites: Spending time and traveling with family; squash; golf; youth soccer; Chelsea
What's in a Name?
BQA is just fine with us. But you were bound to ask, Why Blue Quoin Advisory? A quoin (pronounced "coin") is an architectural feature found at the corners of many stone and brick buildings. Visible externally and a source of inner structural strength, it's much like integrity in an organization. Blue is the color most commonly associated with trust, the currency of business.