The Aurelians

A fixed assembly of senior custodians, convened not to represent expertise, but to apply it—deliberately, collectively, and where consequence is real.

Order Convened

They are not assembled to represent expertise; they are convened to apply it.

The Aurelian Order

The Custodians

The Aurelian Order is comprised of a fixed number of senior custodians, each independently trusted at the highest levels within their respective domains.

NATURE OF EXPERTISE

Insight Formed Through Exposure

The custodians of the Order are not defined by breadth of capability, but by depth of experience. Their insight has been formed in environments constrained by capital, regulation, geopolitics, governance, scientific limitation, and human behaviour; settings where error is consequential and responsibility cannot be deferred.

What unites them is not background, geography, or credential, but the capacity to operate under pressure, recognise structural patterns, and contribute meaningfully to collective insight.

Domains of contribution

Domains Represented

The Order convenes custodians across disciplines relevant to high-consequence decision-making, including:

Custodians are convened according to the demands of the matter at hand, not according to fixed roles or standing representation.

our team

Custodians of the Order

Peter Bowman

Founder | Convenor | CEO |Silverback

Mrs. Aruba de Groot-Cham

Director | Institutional Stewardship

Uzoma Udeh

Custodian | Industrial & Systems Context

our team

Custodians of the Order

Founder | Convenor | CEO | Silverback

Director | Institutional Stewardship

Custodian | Institutional, Defence & Capability Context

Custodian | Defence Systems, Capability & Simulation Context

Custodian | International Business & Systems Context

Custodian | Commercial Growth, Mass Marketing & Brand Activation

Custodian | Defence, Aerospace & Autonomous Systems Context

Custodian | Security, Risk & Protective Context

Custodian | Business Development Management Europe Context

Advisor | Systems Architecture, AI Integrity & Sovereign Infrastructure

Advisor | Operational Resilience & Systems Continuity Context

Advisor | Communication, Media & Engagement

Advisor | Infrastructure, Construction & Operational Delivery

Advisor | Legal Affairs & Commercial Integrity

Associate | Technology & Emerging Markets Context

Strength of the Order

Strength Emerges From Deliberately Assembled Insight

The strength of the Order lies not in any individual, but in the quality of insight produced when expertise is deliberately selected and stewarded in response to the matter at hand.

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