Ward Ching
Managing Director, Aon
Ward Ching is Managing Director – Western Region, Global Risk Consulting located in San Francisco, California. He is primarily responsible for Captive and Insurance Management Services, Domicile Management, and supports a variety of Aon Management Consulting Services to clients. Ward is also part of Aon’s Alternative Risk Finance Practice and Aon’s Multinational Client Council, servicing Aon’s largest international client base.
Prior to joining Aon, Ward was Vice President, Risk Management Operations at Safeway Inc. located in Pleasanton, California. His responsibilities included Enterprise Risk Management, Integrated Risk Finance, Hazard Loss Control, Environmental Compliance, Property Risk Control/Engineering and a variety of retail, distribution, and manufacturing risk management initiatives, including Safeway’s Culture of Safety. Prior to joining Safeway, Ward was a Principal at Towers Perrin and a Managing Director at Marsh.
Ward is a frequent author and speaker on the subjects of Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management, the use of NextGen analytics, and structured risk finance. He has been working closely with several research and business organizations, such as the Risk and Insurance Management Society and several University Business Schools to investigate and report on complex enterprise risk issues, methods and solutions.
Ward is Adjunct Professor of Management in the Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California, teaching Insurance and Risk Management courses at the undergraduate level.
Ward is a member of the Chief Risk Officer Advisory Council, George Mason University Chief Risk Officer Program that supports the academic and applied development of the next generation of Chief Risk Officers.
Ward is Vice Chairman of the RIMS Certified Risk Management Professional Commission, which administers and manages the RIMS CRMP Certification program on a global basis.
Prior to joining Aon, Ward was Vice President, Risk Management Operations at Safeway Inc. located in Pleasanton, California. His responsibilities included Enterprise Risk Management, Integrated Risk Finance, Hazard Loss Control, Environmental Compliance, Property Risk Control/Engineering and a variety of retail, distribution, and manufacturing risk management initiatives, including Safeway’s Culture of Safety. Prior to joining Safeway, Ward was a Principal at Towers Perrin and a Managing Director at Marsh.
Ward is a frequent author and speaker on the subjects of Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management, the use of NextGen analytics, and structured risk finance. He has been working closely with several research and business organizations, such as the Risk and Insurance Management Society and several University Business Schools to investigate and report on complex enterprise risk issues, methods and solutions.
Ward is Adjunct Professor of Management in the Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California, teaching Insurance and Risk Management courses at the undergraduate level.
Ward is a member of the Chief Risk Officer Advisory Council, George Mason University Chief Risk Officer Program that supports the academic and applied development of the next generation of Chief Risk Officers.
Ward is Vice Chairman of the RIMS Certified Risk Management Professional Commission, which administers and manages the RIMS CRMP Certification program on a global basis.