"Preface I did not want to write this book. I wanted to buy it. Risk analysis is mature enough that it needs a … principles text. There are many wonderful books available on the subject of risk. In fact, for years, in the training I have done … students and professionals to the integrated topic of risk analysis. I never found it. So, I decided to go ahead and write it …

meltdowns can represent existential exposure to an organization, and thus cannot be ignored. Despite advances in risk management …, a gap in addressing what cannot be envisioned ex ante has existed since Frank Knight’s designation of risk and …