
Adrian Champion
UK/EMEA Head of Climate Risk Analytics
Aon
Adrian has a PhD in Meteorology from the University of Reading, where his research focused on European windstorms, flooding and climate change. He continued as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Reading for another 4 years, working with the (re)insurance industry on natural hazards research. He moved to the University of Exeter to take up a Research Fellow position, continuing his work on natural hazards and climate change and with the (re)insurance industry. He then joined the UK Met Office where he led a scientific consultancy team.
He joined Aon in June 2021, within the View of Risk Advisory team as a Catastrophe Research Analyst, then leading the climate analytics within reinsurance solutions. Since January 2024 he has led Climate Analytics for UK & EMEA within Aon’s Risk Capital, helping clients navigate the topic of climate change through quantification of the projected impacts of climate change on their business and helping them transition and de-risk their portfolios. He co-chairs the Aon Research Forum, Aon’s academic engagement network, collaborating with academia on improving Aon’s View of Risk.