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GEM TEAM
GEM, comprised of the Secretariat, a diverse Governing Board, and an Advisory Board, strives collectively to enhance earthquake risk reduction globally. Operating from EUCENTRE in Pavia, Italy, our international Secretariat spearheads efforts in data development and hazard and risk assessment. Learn more about our team members below.
Joerg Steffensen
Hannover Re
Chair
Daniela Di Bucci
Department of Civil Protection, Italy
Vice Chair
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson Consulting
Chair
Helen Crowley
Secretary General
Marco Pagani
Head of Seismic Hazards
Vitor Silva
Head of Risk Engineering
Paul Henshaw
Director of Tech. & Devt.
Christopher Brooks
Seismic Hazard Scientist
United Kingdom
Kendra Johnson
Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist
United States
Kirsty Bayliss
Seismic Hazard Scientist
United Kingdom
Manuela Villani
Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist
Italy
Richard Styron
Senior Active Faults Specialist
United States
Fahrettin Kuran
IUSS Pavia
Türkiye
Jarod Domenge
University of Milano Bicocca
France
Zainab Asaad
IUSS Pavia
Lebanon
Antonio Ettorre
Systems Administrator
Italy
Armando Scarpati
Frontend Developer
Italy
Matteo Nastasi
Senior Software Developer
Italy
Michele Simionato
Senior Software Developer
Italy
Paolo Tormene
Senior Software Developer
Italy
Amir Taherian
University of Aveiro
Iran
Fatemeh Alishahiha
IUSS Pavia
Iran
Furkan Narlitepe
IUSS Pavia
Turkey
Julian Montejo
University of Chieti-Pescara
Colombia
Salvador Ramos
University of Aveiro
Mexico
Zarin Karim Zadeh
University of Aveiro
Iran
Astha Poudel
University of Lisbon
Greece
Mara Mita
University of Porto
Portugal
Chiara Pigoli
Accounting & Administrative Officer
Italy
Jephraim Oro
Communications Coordinator
Philippines
Jessica Campo
Administrative & Social Media Asst.
Italy
Pratim Parash Kalita
Product Manager
India
Beatrice Giorgi
Human Resources
Italy
Ettore Festa
Health and Safety Manager
Italy
Giuseppe Lombardi
Human Resources
Italy
Jamal Dabbeek
Arab States Regional Coordinator
Palestine
Simone Aliprandi
Contracts and Licensing Advisor
Italy
Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh
Physical Vulnerability Lead
Lebanon
Alejandro Calderon
Exposure Research Lead
Costa Rica
Anirudh Rao
Seismic Risk Modelling Lead
India
Catalina Yepes
Exposure Development Lead
Colombia
Catarina Costa
Infrastructure Risk Lead
Portugal
Daniela González González
Exposure Analyst
Colombia
Karim Aljawhari
Physical Vulnerability Modeller
Palestine
Marco Baiguera
Exposure Analyst
Italy
Martina Caruso
Seismic Risk Modeller
Italy
Daniel Gomez
Exposure Analyst
Colombia
Lana Todorovic
Liquefaction and Landslide Modeller
Montenegro
Helen Crowley
Secretary General
United Kingdom
Marco Pagani
Head of Seismic Hazards
Italy
Vitor Silva
Head of Risk Engineering
Portugal
Paul Henshaw
Director of Tech. & Devt.
United Kingdom
Japan
Ecuador
Türkiye
Switzerland
Türkiye
Chile
Belgium
United Kingdom
Venezuela
NA
Bermuda
Public Governors
BGS-NERC
Member
Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
GeoScience Australia
Member
Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Taiwan Earthquake Model-TEM
Member
Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Department of Civil Protection, Italy
Member
Public Governor Sponsor.
Voting Member and Vice-chair
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
Member
Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
United States Agency for International Development-USAID
Member
Public Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
GNS Science
Member
Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
Member
Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Private Partners
Governors
Allianz
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Factory Mutual Insurance - FM
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Munich Re
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Swiss Re
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Aon
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Hannover Re
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor.
Voting Member and Chair
PartnerRe
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Verisk
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
EUCENTRE
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Marsh McLennan/Guy Carpenter
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
RMS
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Willis Towers Watson
Sponsor
Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member
Advisors
AXA
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
Gallagher Re
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
Safehub
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
CelsiusPro
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
NormanMax Insurance Solutions
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
Descartes Underwriting
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
One Concern
Sponsor
Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member
Associate Partners
APDIM
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
IASPEI
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
UNESCO
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
EERI
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
IRDR
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
IAEE
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
UNDRR
Member
Associate. Non-Voting Member
Japan
Ecuador
Türkiye
Switzerland
Türkiye
Chile
Belgium
United Kingdom
Venezuela
NA
Bermuda