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:
Strategy
Strategic and institutional structuring
Banking
International banking and capital systems
Regulation
Legal & regulatory frameworks across borders
Geopolitics
Geopolitical analysis and sovereign risk
Governance
Governance design and organisational risk
Systems Science
Scientific and systems disciplines for complexity
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
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.