Luke Fernando

Luke Fernando is an experienced data strategy and engineering professional currently serving as the Data Strategy & Engineering Lead at Aon since August 2014. Responsibilities include recruitment, training, and management of a data engineering team, along with overseeing the design and technical aspects of an internal data ingestion platform using Spark ETL pipelines, Kafka streams, and Azure Kubernetes Service. Expertise extends to using Databricks for preprocessing and leveraging a medallion data architecture for data visualization tools such as PowerBI. Previous roles include Product Solutions Manager at Aon, Risk Analyst at Winton Capital Management, and positions at Morgan Stanley and Virgin Media. Academic qualifications include an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology from Birkbeck, an MSc in Risk Management & Financial Engineering from Imperial College Business School, and a BA (Hons) in Mathematics & Philosophy from King's College London.