Venura Perera

Venura’s career has spanned both academia and business, primarily focused around data and technology. After a number of years working within the healthcare sector, he joined LV=General Insurance, as the Data Science Manager and then as Director of Data Science Innovation and Proposition. In this initial role, he has helped to develop the key partnership with the University of Bristol. In doing this, he has maintained close academic ties to stay at the forefront of world class research. In the January of 2022, Venura established the Innovation and Development team for Allianz in order to diversify the business portfolio outside the insurance domain.