Matthew Kowalski

Founder & Managing Director @Frontier Risk

Toronto, ON, CA
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WORK HISTORY

Nov 2025 — Present

Founder & Managing Director @Frontier Risk

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Toronto, ON, CA

Founder and Managing Director of Frontier Risk, a specialized boutique crisis simulation and tabletop exercise practice, that delivers world-class experiences for boards, executives and operational teams.After nearly a decade running a boutique consulting practice called Northly Risk I noticed that clients consistently requested one of our service above all others: our exercises. So we leaned in. Frontier Risk is a small boutique company that focuses almost exclusively on developing word-class exercises, leveraging more than two decades in this space.Our work spans financial services, healthcare, technology, critical infrastructure, and the public sector, with engagements ranging from executive tabletop exercises to complex, multi-stakeholder simulations.

EDUCATION

2002 — 2006

Queen's University

Bachelor of Arts Honours (BAH)

2017 — 2020

University of Toronto

Certificate, Cyber Security Program Management

2006 — 2007

Prifysgol Aberystwyth University

MScEcon, Terrorism and International Relations

SKILLS

Policy AnalysisRisk ManagementDisaster ResponseProject PlanningNgosProgram DevelopmentTrainingInternational DevelopmentProposal WritingConflictPublic PolicyGisHumanitarianRisk AssessmentEmergency ServicesNon-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)Program ManagementPolicyGovernmentReport WritingEmergency ManagementAnalysis

ABOUT MATTHEW KOWALSKI

Matthew is a strategy and risk management expert with more than 18 years of experience helping enterprises strengthen decision-making and manage complex risk. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Frontier Risk a boutique consulting practice based in Toronto, Canada.Previously, Matthew held senior leadership roles across industry and government, leading risk-related corporate strategy and program design initiatives for large organizations, and managing hundreds of real-world incidents and disruptions. His experience includes executive and operational roles in financial services, healthcare, technology, government, consulting, and international humanitarian operations.Matthew holds an MScEcon specializing in global security, a Bachelor of Arts Honors, a Certificate in Cyber Security Program Management, and professional certifications including ABCP (DRI) and CBCI (BCI). He has also served as a partner and strategic advisor to multiple successful health-tech startups.Specialties: crisis simulations, tabletop exercises, crisis management, incident management, operational risk, cyber security, information security, corporate security, health & safety, business continuity, emergency management, executive workshops, crisis communications, operational resilience, healthcare preparedness, pandemic planning, training and exercises, threat and risk assessments, executive workshops.

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