Malcolm Melville
Lay Member of University Court
Malcolm graduated from Imperial College in 1982 and worked as a power engineer specialising in transmission network theory and design before moving into the technology and modelling side of financial services in the mid 1980s when he spent time at MIT as an industry representative. He has designed numerous large-scale systems for capital markets and run a small hedge fund before moving into a consulting and advisory role in his own specialist consultancies. His current focus is advising on digital transformation programs that support private equity investments.
He brings wide knowledge of governance and regulation of digital systems and their usage. He has advised executives of global companies and start-ups in this increasingly complex space covering resilience and privacy as well as security. He continues to track research in areas such as quantum gate simulation, quantitative risk management and functional safety.
Malcolm served for many years as head of finance board member for a school. Currently he is on the board of Apex Scotland which provides change support to those who have come, or who may come, into contact with the criminal justice system.