She holds a PhD in Economics, Master degrees in Business Administration and Econometrics. She was Associate Professor, holder of the Chair of International Finance at Solvay Business School (2003-2007) and Honorary Reader at University College London in Operational Risk Measurement (2013 – 2023).
Dr. Chapelle founded ran her advisory and training practice, Chapelle Consulting, that became BDO Chapelle in October 2022. BDO Chapelle serves financial institutions, international organisations, and other industries in the private and public sectors. Over the years, the firms has received multiple industry awards, including the Risk.net Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Year in Operational Risk’.
Dr. Chapelle publishes extensively in risk management. Her textbook Operational Risk Management: Best Practices in the Financial Services Industry, publishing at Wiley Finance Series late 2018 rapidly became the No.1 best seller in its field. It has been translated in French by Pearson and received the “Book if the Year 2020” award from risk.net in 2020.
In 2022, Ariane Chapelle authored for the Global Association of Risk Professionals (Garp), the reference textbook material on “Operational Risk and Regulation” for the 2023 FRM Certification (Pearson ed.).