17: Risk Tolerance & Risk Acceptance

This episode originally aired on March 15th, 2022

This week, series coordinator Nuala is joined once again by Risk Revolution co-hosts, Valerie Mulholland and Lori Richter with another old friend of the IVT network, Dr. James Vesper. Dr. Vesper will share his unique insights and deep learning on a very interesting aspect of RBDM, Risk Appetite, and the distinction between that and Risk Tolerance. 

About Our Guest:
James Vesper, MPH, Ph.D. established and is president LearningPlus, Inc., and has had more than 30 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including 11 years at Eli Lilly and Company. Dr. Vesper worked eleven years at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis. Since 1991, he and his firm, LearningPlus, have worked with pharma/biopharma, device, and blood products organizations around the world consulting on risk management, performance solutions, and custom GMP learning events. He has been a special advisor/consultant to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Vaccine Quality Network – Global Learning Opportunities working as a mentor and instructor for a number of different learning courses. Dr. Vesper has written five books, including Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Clear and Simple, and multiple technical articles. He has a BS in biology (Wheaton College), an MPH (University of Michigan School of Public Health), and a Ph.D. in Education from Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. Dr. Vesper may be contacted at [e-mail].